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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Baeza and the second or maternal family name is Cornejo.
Manuel Baeza
Personal information
Full name Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo
Date of birth (1956-10-09) 9 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Los Cóndores
Magallanes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Magallanes
1979–1980 Huachipato
1981–1982 Santiago Morning
1983 Regional Atacama 24 (12)
1984 Unión San Felipe 21 (6)
1985–1986 Deportes Antofagasta
1987 Provincial Osorno
1987 O'Higgins
1988 Santiago Wanderers
1989 Deportes Linares
1989–1990 Acajutla
1990 Magallanes
1990–1991 Deportes Arica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo (born 9 October 1956) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

Career

Born in Santiago, Chile, as a youth player, Baeza was with club Los Cóndores from Lo Prado and Magallanes.[1] As a professional player, he played for clubs such as Magallanes,[2] Santiago Morning,[3] Regional Atacama,[4] Unión San Felipe,[5] O'Higgins,[6] among others.[7]

As a player in the Segunda División, he got promotion to the top division with both Santiago Morning by becoming the runner-up in the 1982 season,[1] and O'Higgins by winning the promotion playoffs in the 1987 season.[6] He also became the top goalscorer in the 1987 season playing for Deportes Antofagasta, with 18 goals.[1]

He moved to El Salvador in 1989, where he played for Acajutla.[8]

His last club was Deportes Arica in 1991.[9]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Camión (Truck), due to his physical build.[1]

Following his retirement, he continued playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Unión Lo Franco.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Manuel BAEZA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Magallanes 1975 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Santiago Morning 1982 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Atacama 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ "San Felipe 1984 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Historia - POR FIN EL RETORNO A PRIMERA". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Hernán Baeza :: Hernán Manuel Baeza Cornejo ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ @FutbolRetroESA (22 July 2020). "Acajutla" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "GRAL. VELÁSQUEZ, UN VIEJO CONOCIDO". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  10. ^ "C. APERTURA SEGUNDA FASE (SERIE "C")". www.mirafutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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