Ángel Rodrigo Carreño Ballesteros (born 29 October 1980) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a central midfielder.[1]

Ángel Carreño
Personal information
Full name Ángel Rodrigo Carreño Ballesteros
Date of birth (1980-10-29) 29 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Unión Bellavista
Youth career
1994–1998 Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Palestino 87 (4)
2003Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 33 (4)
2004–2005 Colo-Colo 37 (2)
2005 Örebro 27 (7)
2006 Palestino 19 (1)
2007–2010 Deportes La Serena 105 (10)
2009Ñublense (loan) 12 (0)
2010Universidad Católica (loan) 10 (0)
2011–2014 Unión La Calera 88 (5)
2014–2015 Deportes La Serena 27 (2)
2023– Unión Bellavista (–)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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In 2023, he returned to play in an official championship by signing with Unión Bellavista from Coquimbo, Chile, for the 2023 Copa Chile,[2] alongside former professional players such as Gustavo Fuentealba, Eladio Herrera, Mario Aravena, Renato Tarifeño, Gary Tello, among others.[3]

Personal life

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He is the father of Luckas Carreño, a professional footballer who is a product of Deportes La Serena youth system. As a curiosity, Luckas scored by first time against the same opponent in the same goal than himself.[4]

He is a renowned fan of metal music.[5]

References

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  1. ^ A. Carreño at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ Peralta, Benjamín (28 February 2023). "Vuelve a los 42 años: Ex Colo-Colo regresa al fútbol para disputar la Copa Chile 2023". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ @RumboaPrimeraCL (11 March 2023). "#CopaChileRP 16' PT Formación Titular de #UnionBellavista" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Silva, Felipe (1 April 2022). "El hijo de un ex albo desbloquea un logro: "Mi papá lloró... Me dice que vaya por el buen camino"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ SomosRockalbos on Facebook
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