Claudio Núñez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Patricio Núñez Caamaño | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Santiago Wanderers | 31 | (7) |
| 1996–2001 | Tigres UANL | 94 | (40) |
| 1998 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2001 | Al-Shoalah | 13 | (2) |
| 2002 | Tigres UANL | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Puebla FC | 12 | (2) |
| 2003 | Al-Shoalah | 5 | (13) |
| 2003–2005 | Tigres UANL | 21 | (0) |
| 2005 | Unión Española | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Tigres UANL | - | (-) |
| 2007 | Tigres Los Mochis | 16 | (3) |
| 2008 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2003 | Chile | 31 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2008 | |||
Claudio Patricio Núñez Camaño (born October 16, 1975 in Valparaiso) is a Chilean football former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "El Diablo", which means, "the Devil".
He made his name playing for Tigres UANL, where he had his most success.
Career[]
He played for Santiago Wanderers and for Universidad Católica, and arrived to Monterrey, Mexico to play with Tigres in 1996. Tigres had just been privatized after a crisis that ended with the team's relegation to Primera División A.
His incredible number of goals in Tigres quickly made him a team hero. He was instrumental in returning Tigres to the First Division.
He played 10 seasons with Tigres, 8 in First Division, in which he scored over 40 goals.
He played many Clásico Regiomontano matches, against Tigres arch-rival Rayados de Monterrey. He became the maximum scorer in the history of Tigres for matches of this kind, with eight goals. His record was tied by Walter Gaitán in January 2007.
An injury separated him from the fields, and Tigres consequently separated him from the team in 2001. In 2002, he moved to play with Puebla F.C., a team that has been relegated to Primera División A.
He used to wear the number 16 on his back for every match he played.
In 2005, he played his first Copa Libertadores de América with Tigres, where he scored some goals.
Nuñez has also played for Unión Española in Chile and Al-Shoalah in Saudi Arabia.
For his country Nuñez played 31 matches scoring 4 goals between 1996 and 2003.
A farewell Clásico Regiomontano match where Nuñez played with special guests from Tigres and Monterrey was scheduled for August 4, 2009 at the Estadio Universitario, Tigres' home stadium.[1]
Personal life[]
He lives in Monterrey with his wife and works for Azteca 7 as an analyst.
Honours[]
Club[]
- Everton
References[]
- ^ "Tigres 4-2 Monterrey... Dice adiós el "Diablo" Núñez" [Tigres 4-2 Monterrey ... Say goodbye to "Diablo" Núñez]. MedioTiempo (in Spanish). August 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
External links[]
- Claudio Núñez at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Chilean footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Al-Shoulla FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Sportspeople from Valparaíso
- Association football forwards
- Saudi Professional League players