Francisco Andrés Bozán Santibáñez (born 21 October 1986), is a Chilean

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coach and former player who played as a

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Career

Bozán was born in

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, Chile. He graduated as coach at the INAF, where he got an average of 6.7, the best historical of that institution, which allowed him to go to specialize to Spain to get the

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in the year 2012 at the premises of the Spanish selection. It also has the title of a psychologist in the UNIACC. In 2014, he became the youngest manager of the Chilean tournament to handle the A.C. Barnechea, of the

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at 27 years. He had previously been coach of Municipal Hijuelas of the Chilean Tercera B and

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, in the Chilean Tercera Division. On 1 November 2016, he became the new coach of

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. After finishing on the last place in the

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, Bozán was fired on 10 December 2019. Three days later, he was hired as manager of

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

. In June 2021, he joined

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in the

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. In July 2024, Bozán returned to manage San Luis after a stint with

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References

External links

Profile at Soccerway
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