Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (, born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. He is the head coach of the Chile under-20 national team and currently acts as interim head coach of the Chile senior national team.
Playing career Córdova began his career in Colo-Colo of Chile in the top flight. He played from 1997 until 2001 playing 54 matches and scoring three goals.
In the 2004–05 season, he played Livorno. In September 2008, he was signed for Grosseto.
At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1999 South American Championship, and to the Chile senior team five times. He also won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 1998, alongside players such as Claudio Maldonado and Luis Mena.
International goals + No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 August 2011 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France 1–1 1–1 International friendly
Coaching career Córdova began his professional managerial career with the Chile U20 in 2015, winning the L'Alcúdia Tournament.
On 13 February 2022, he was appointed interim coach of Al-Rayyan in Qatar. In June 2022, he was confirmed as the manager of Al-Rayyan.
Statistics Al-Rayyan SC - Matches
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecordPalestino1 January 201612 March 2017Santiago Wanderers1 July 201719 March 2018Universitario15 June 201827 May 2019Al-Rayyan13 February 202222 May 2023Chile (interim)17 November 202322 November 2023Chile Olympic (interim)11 December 20234 February 2024Chile U-2021 August 2023presentChile (interim)4 July 2025presentTotal
Honours Player Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (2): 1997 Clausura, 1998
Chile U20 L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1): 1998
Manager Chile U20 L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1): 2015
Santiago Wanderers Copa Chile (1): 2017
References
External links
Entrenadores de selecciones menores de la Roja at PartidosdeLaRoja.com