Juan Enrique Carreño López (born September 16, 1968) is a Chilean former football player and manager. A forward, he was nicknamed Candonga.
Club career A product of Colo-Colo youth system, Carreño played mostly of his career in Chilean clubs, but in 1994 he had short spell in Mexican team Pumas de la UNAM. He was known for his hard temper, which was noted in a match between Huachipato and Provincial Osorno in September 1998, where he punched the rival goalkeeper Hernán Caputto.YouTube - Candonga Carreño - repartiendo combos en Osorno
International career Carreño was part of the Chile national under-20 football team that finished fourth in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, played in Chile.
For the adult team, Carreño made 10 appearances between 1993 and 1998. Carreño scored a goal against Bolivia in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers that qualified Chile for the 1998 World Cup. However, he was not selected for the final squad that went to France.
Coaching career From 2009 to 2011, Carreño was the head coach of Colchagua in the Chilean Tercera A. In 2012 he assumed as the coach of General Velásquez and returned to the club in 2015, when he had to leave the charge because of health issues.
In January 2025, Carreño assumed as head of the sports corporation of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua city council.
Personal life Carreño is well-known by his nickname Candonga, due to his liking for parties and nocturnal life.
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