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Mariano Patricio Puyol Correa (born 3 June 1960) is a Chilean football manager and former professional footballer who played as a left winger or attacking midfielder for clubs in Chile and Mexico.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano Patricio Puyol Correa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) |
Left winger Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1978 | → Deportes Concepción (loan) | ||
| 1982 | Ñublense | ||
| 1982–1983 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1984–1986 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1986–1987 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1988 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1990–1993 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1994 | Rangers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Chile | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–2010 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2013 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2014 | Gendarmería de Chile | ||
| 2019–2021 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A product of Universidad de Chile youth system, he played for the club in four steps, making 281 and scoring 75 goals in total.[1] In his last step he performed as team captain.[2] Along with the club he won the 1979 Copa Polla Gol.[3]
In Chile, he also played for Deportes Concepción,[4] Ñublense, Unión San Felipe, Deportes La Serena and Rangers de Talca.[3]
In Mexico, he played for Cruz Azul and Tampico Madero, where the coach was the Chilean Carlos Reinoso.[5] In Tampico Madero, he coincided with his compatriot Carlos Soto.[6]
Puyol made an appearance for the Chile national team in a friendly match versus Brazil on 7 May 1986, scoring a goal.[7]
Following his retirement, Puyol worked for the Universidad de Chile youth system for 13 years between 1997 and 2010.[8] From 2011 to 2013, he was in charge of coaching Chile at under-15 level. In 2013 he also assumed as coach of Chile at under-17 level, being released in April.[9]
In 2014 he had an experience in the Chilean Tercera B by coaching club Gendarmería de Chile.[10]
In 2019 he returned to Universidad de Chile, coaching at under-12 level until July 2021.[11]
His father, Pablo, was a footballer who played for Santiago Morning in the 1940s.[12]
Strongly bound to Club Universidad de Chile, he has been a member of Más Allá del Horizonte (Beyond The Horizon), the association of former players.[13] He has also taken part in friendly matches of historical players of Universidad de Chile alongside former players such as Sergio Vargas, Cristián Castañeda, Mauricio Aros, Víctor Bascuñán, among others.[14]
Player
Universidad de Chile
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