Óscar Correa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Correa and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Óscar Correa
Personal information
Full name Óscar Heraldo Correa Álvarez
Date of birth (1972-04-09) 9 April 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Galvarino, Chile[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Naval de Talcahuano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Naval de Talcahuano
1991 Los Náuticos
Curicó Unido
1996 Magallanes 23 (0)
Unión Española
1999 Universidad de Concepción
Managerial career
2005–2010 Huachipato (youth)
2011–2012 Deportes Iquique (assistant)
2012–2013 Huachipato (assistant)
2016–2017 Deportes Naval
2017 Deportes Puerto Montt
2018–2019 Magallanes
2019–2022 Deportes La Serena (youth)
2020 Deportes La Serena (interim)
2021 Deportes La Serena (interim)
2022 Deportes La Serena (interim)
2022 Deportes La Serena (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óscar Heraldo Correa Álvarez (born 9 April 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Career

Born in Galvarino, Correa had a career as a centre-back playing for Naval, Los Náuticos, Curicó Unido, Magallanes,[2] Unión Española and Universidad de Concepción.[3][4]

As a football manager, Correa worked for the youth system of Huachipato for five years before working as Jorge Pellicer's assistant.[5] In the end of 2013, he was invited to work at Instituto Nacional del Fútbol [es] (INAF), before being named manager of Deportes Naval on 9 February 2016.[6]

Correa left Naval on 24 January 2017,[7] and took over Deportes Puerto Montt on 12 June.[8] Sacked by the latter on 15 December,[9] he was named in charge of Deportes Magallanes on 26 May 2018.[10]

Dismissed by Magallanes on 15 April 2019,[11] he moved to Deportes La Serena on 30 May, after being named in charge of the youth sides.[12] He was an interim manager of the first team on three occasions, before being named permanently in charge on 24 October 2022, after Pablo Marini left.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oscar Correa" (in Spanish). Colegio Entrenadores Fútbol Chile. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Magallanes - Campeonato Nacional 1ª "B" 1996". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Club Deportivo UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Óscar Correa es el nuevo entrenador del Club de Deportes Puerto Montt". TORNEO (in Spanish). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Entrevista a Óscar Correa, entrenador de Deportes Puerto Montt: "La llegada de Abreu es enriquecedora, no nos equivocamos con la persona que trajimos"" [Interview to Óscar Correa, manager of Deportes Puerto Montt: "The arrival of Abreu is fulfilling, we are not mistaken with the person we work with"] (in Spanish). Primera B Chile. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Cambio en la banca: Óscar Correa será el nuevo entrenador de Naval de Talcahuano" [Change on the bench: Óscar Correa will be the new manager of Naval de Talcahuano] (in Spanish). Soy Chile. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Óscar Correa dejó de ser el DT de Naval: "La situación se tornó insostenible y mi proyecto no era viable"" [Óscar Correa left as manager of Naval: "The situation became unsustainable and my project was not viable"] (in Spanish). Diario Concepción. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Óscar Correa, nuevo DT de Puerto Montt: "Haremos el máximo esfuerzo para aspirar al ascenso a la Primera División"" [Óscar Correa, new manager of Puerto Montt: "We will make the most effort to aim for promotion to Primera División"] (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Óscar Correa fue cesado de sus funciones y Deportes Puerto Montt busca nuevo DT" [Óscar Correa was relieved from his duties and Deportes Puerto Montt search for a new manager] (in Spanish). Soy Chile. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Mark González tiene nuevo entrenador en Magallanes tras la salida de Hugo Balladares" [Mark González has a new manager at Magallanes after the departure of Hugo Balladares] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Magallanes despide a Óscar Correa tras su mal rendimiento y cosechar un triunfo en ocho partidos" [Magallanes sack Óscar Correa after his poor performance and winning only one win in eight matches] (in Spanish). Redgol. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Oscar Correa Alvarez es el flamante nuevo Jefe Técnico del Fútbol Joven de CDLS" [Oscar Correa Alvarez is the brand new Chief of Youth Football of CDLS.]. Deportes La Calera (in Spanish). Facebook. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Pablo Marini se desvinculó de Deportes La Serena: Óscar Correa se hará cargo del equipo en las últimas dos fechas" [Pablo Marini left Deportes La Serena: Óscar Correa will be in charge of the team in the last two matches] (in Spanish). ESPN. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.