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Revision as of 11:45, 5 January 2012

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Pablo Contreras
Contreras playing for PAOK
Personal information
Full name Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica
Date of birth (1978-09-11) September 11, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Free agent
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Colo-Colo 37 (2)
1999–2001 Monaco 26 (0)
2001 → Racing Club (loan) 8 (0)
2001–2007 Celta 105 (5)
2001–2002 → Osasuna (loan) 31 (1)
2002–2003 → Sporting CP (loan) 30 (2)
2008 Braga 13 (0)
2008–2011 PAOK 84 (6)
2012- Colo-Colo 0 (0)
International career‡
1999– Chile 64 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2011

Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (born 11 September 1978) is a Chilean footballer. Primarily a central defender, he can also operate as a right back.

He also holds a Spanish passport, courtesy of the years spent playing in that country, namely for Celta de Vigo.

Club career

Early years

Born in Santiago, Contreras made his way through Colo-Colo's youth ranks, alongside fellow stopper David Henríquez, as the club was then managed by former international – also a defender – Pedro Reyes. He made his professional debuts in 1997, helping the club to two first division titles and appearing in 37 first-team matches in the next two seasons.

Afterwards, Contreras made a move to AS Monaco FC of France. At the young age of 21, he was an important element in Monaco's league and Supercup victories of 2000. He also appeared for the club in both the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

However, in January 2001, it was discovered that Contreras was using a fake Italian passport in order to gain European Union status. A Paris court fined the player €30,000, and he received a two-year ban.[1][2]

Monaco was then forced to loan Contreras out to another team, and he moved to Argentina with Racing Club de Avellaneda. Shortly after, in July 2001, he was sold to Real Club Celta de Vigo, for €4.2 million.

Celta

Contreras did not join Celta immediately, being loaned to fellow La Liga side CA Osasuna. Immediately cast into the Navarrese's starting XI, he made 31 league appearances, but the club could only finish 17th, narrowly avoiding relegation. For the following season, another loan ensued, now to Portugal with giants Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he once again started throughout the season, with the Lions winning however no silverware at all – they were also eliminated in the Champions League qualifying rounds, at the hands of F.C. Internazionale Milano.

In the summer of 2003, 25-year old Contreras finally moved to Celta. He appeared rarely in in his debut season, as the Galicians were participating for the first time ever in the Champions League. He appeared in seven games as Celta eventually lost in the round of 16 to Arsenal, but also saw his team relegate to Segunda División, after a 19th-place finish in the league. Contreras became first-choice for Celta in the following seasons but, after another relegation, in 2006–07, was deemed surplus to requirements by the coaching staff (Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov was one of four during the unsuccessful campaign in division two), and left the club in January 2008, after being released from his contract.

He returned to Portugal after four years, joining Sporting de Braga on a six-month contract,[3] and was regularly used during his spell, helping his team finish seventh.

PAOK

In June 2008, Contreras agreed to a two-year link with PAOK F.C. of Thessaloniki, citing his trust in former Celta teammate Zisis Vryzas – and the club's chairman Theodoros Zagorakis – as the main factors for his move.[4]

Contreras was promoted to team captain in his second season, alongside Sérgio Conceição who retired shortly after.[5] In late January 2011, shortly before a local derby against Aris Thessaloniki FC, he was informed of the loss of his father, but opted to leave for his country only after the game. [6]

On 2 January 2012 Contreras solved his contract with PAOK.[7]

International career

Olympic medal record
Representing  Chile
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team Competition

Contreras made his debut for Chile team on February 17, 1999 against Guatemala. He was then picked for that year's Copa América in Paraguay, helping the national side finish in fourth position.

In 2000, Contreras participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where Chile won the bronze medal, and the player was named one of the best defenders in the tournament. He also featured prominently in qualification for the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, with Chile failing to make the final stages on both occasions.

One of the darkest moments in Contreras' career happened during the 2007 Copa América. Alongside Reinaldo Navia, Jorge Valdivia, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Vargas and Álvaro Ormeño, he was involved in an incident at the team's hotel, with the establishment's staff. The employees claimed the team players were celebrating drunk, throwing food, and destroying hotel property after qualifying for the second round of the tournament – Chile lost the next game 6–1 against Brazil.

Afterwards, national coach Nelson Acosta resigned and all the players involved were suspended 20 games by the ANFP. After serving ten games, Contreras, as well as the other players involved – with the exception of Ormeño – signed a letter admitting their involvement and apologizing for the incident, and the punishment was made without effect. After being reinstated, Contreras became an important member under Marcelo Bielsa, as Chile qualified for the World Cup in South Africa, the nation's first in 12 years.

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
30 April 2003 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 Friendly
15 November 2011 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Paraguay 1–0 2–0 2014 World Cup qualification

Honors

Club

Country

References

  1. ^ French Court bans South American footballers
  2. ^ Celta land banned Contreras
  3. ^ Braga seal deal for Contreras
  4. ^ PAOK con Pablo Contreras presente vence a Ergotelis (PAOK defeats Ergotelis with Pablo Contreras in lineup); Peloteros Chilenos en el Mundo, 20 December 2009 Template:Es icon
  5. ^ Πάμπλο Κοντρέρας : Η συνέντευξη; PAOK24, 18 January 2011 Template:Gr icon
  6. ^ Αναχωρεί για Χιλή ο Κοντρέρας, χάνει τον Ολυμπιακό; Contra, 30 January 2011 Template:Gr icon
  7. ^ "Συμφωνία με Κοντρέρας για τη λύση". paok24.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012. Template:Gr icon


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