César Bravo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bravo and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
César Bravo
Personal information
Full name César Alexis Bravo Castillo
Date of birth (1973-04-25) 25 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cobreloa (manager)
Youth career
Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2001 Cobreloa 135 (2)
2001–2003 Everton Viña del Mar (4)
2003 Provincial Osorno (1)
2004 PSIM Yogyakarta
2004–2005 Persikota Tangerang (2)
2006–2007 Persema Malang
2008–2009 Ñublense 4 (0)
2010 PSLS Lhokseumawe
Managerial career
2009–2016 Cobreloa (youth)
2014 Cobreloa (caretaker)
2016 Cobreloa (caretaker)
2016 Cobreloa
2017–2018 Cobreloa (youth)
2019–2021 Unión Española (youth)
2021 Unión Española (caretaker)
2021–2022 Unión Española
2023–2024 Trasandino
2024– Cobreloa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

César Alexis Bravo Castillo (born 25 April 1973) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Cobreloa.

Club career

As a player, Bravo represented Cobreloa, Everton de Viña del Mar, Provincial Osorno and Ñublense in his home country.

In Indonesia, he played for PSIM Yogyakarta, where he coincided with his compatriot Jaime Sandoval,[1] Persikota Tangerang,[2] Persema Malang[3] and PSLS Lhokseumawe.[4]

Managerial career

After retiring, Bravo worked as a youth manager for Cobreloa, also acting as a caretaker on several occasions before becoming a manager in 2016. In the following year, however, he returned to the youth sides.

In 2019, Bravo moved to Unión Española also as a youth manager, and was a caretaker in the first team in January 2021 after Ronald Fuentes was sacked. In May 2021, after the departure of Jorge Pellicer, he was named permanent manager of the main squad.[5]

Bravo was sacked from La Furia on 9 September 2022.[6] On 5 December, he was confirmed as manager of Trasandino in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile for the upcoming season.[7]

Bravo was dismissed from Trasandino in March 2024. In October, he returned to Cobreloa as manager of the club until the end of the year.[8]

References

  1. ^ Cesar Bravo (tercero en la fila de arriba, de izquierda a derecha) y Jaime Sandoval (sexto en la fila de arriba, mismo orden) en PSIM Yogyakarta. Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Persema Malang". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 25 April 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ Usman, Ariful Azmi (6 March 2017). "Politik Masih Akan Menentukan Sepakbola Aceh". FANDOM.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ "César Bravo asumió de nuevo como técnico de Unión Española" [César Bravo took over Unión Española again] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Unión Española anunció la salida de César Bravo: Asumirá un histórico" [Unión Española announced the departure of César Bravo: A historical one will take over] (in Spanish). AlAireLibre.cl. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ^ Parraguirre, Fernanda (5 December 2022). "De Unión Española a Segunda División: César Bravo es confirmado como nuevo entrenador de Trasandino". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ García, Javiera (1 October 2024). "Tricampeón loíno se suma al cuerpo técnico para salvar a Cobreloa". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2024.


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