Christian Castañeda
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Cristián Alberto Castañeda Vargas (born 18 September 1968 in San Vicente, Chile) is a retired Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an football player. He played for a few clubs, including Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Chile (football club)
Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the...

 and Everton Viña del Mar
Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar
Everton de Viña del Mar is a Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar.The club was founded June 24, 1909 after a group of Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after the English team Everton that had just made a pioneering visit to South America.The club are...

, his last club was Deportes Arica
Corporación Deportiva Ciudad San Marcos de Arica
Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica are an Chilean Football club, their home town is Arica in the Región of Arica y Parinacota, Chile. They currently play in Primera B, the second tier of the Chilean football system....

.

Nicknamed "Scooby
Scooby-Doo
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" Castañeda played for the Chile national football team
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

 and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

. He was capped 25 times scoring 1 goal between 1994 and 1998, and made his debut on 1994-03-26.

Club

  • Universidad de Chile
    • Primera División de Chile: 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000
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