Juan Carreño López
Juan Carreño López (born September 16, 1968) is a retired Chilean football forward. He was nicknamed Candonga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Enrique Carreño López | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1987 | Linares Unido | ||
| 1988 | Deportes Colchagua | ||
| 1989 | Ñublense | ||
| 1990 | Naval de Talcahuano | ||
| 1991 | Cobresal | ||
| 1991 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1992–1993 | Everton | ||
| 1994 | Unión Española | ||
| 1994 | UNAM Pumas | ||
| 1995 | Cobreloa | ||
| 1996–1997 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1998 | Huachipato | ||
| 1999 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1999 | Everton | ||
| 2000 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2003 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Chile | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Player career
Club career
Carreño played mostly of his career in Chilean clubs, but in 1994 he had short spell in Mexican team Pumas de la UNAM. He was known for his hard temper, which was noted in a match between Huachipato and Provincial Osorno in September 1998, where he punched the rival goalkeeper Hernán Caputto.[1]
National team
Carreño was part of the Chile national under-20 football team that finished fourth in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, played in Chile.
For the adult team, Carreño scored a goal against Bolivia in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers that qualified Chile for the 1998 World Cup. However, he was not selected for the final squad that went to France.