Francisco Andrés Bozán Santibáñez (born 21 October 1986), is a Chilean football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of San Luis de Quillota.
 Bozán in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Andrés Bozán Santibáñez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Luis (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Bournemouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Bournemouth | ||
| 2005 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 2006 | Municipal Ñuñoa | ||
| 2006 | Barnechea | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Municipal Hijuelas | ||
| 2011 | Deportes Santa Cruz | ||
| 2014–2015 | Barnechea | ||
| 2016–2019 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| 2020 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 2021 | San Luis | ||
| 2022–2023 | San Luis | ||
| 2024 | Curicó Unido | ||
| 2024– | San Luis | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBozán was born in Santiago, Chile. He graduated as coach at the INAF, where he got an average of 6.7, the best historical of that institution, which allowed him to go to specialize to Spain to get the UEFA Pro Licence in the year 2012 at the premises of the Spanish selection. It also has the title of a psychologist in the UNIACC.
In 2014, he became the youngest manager of the Chilean tournament to handle the A.C. Barnechea, of the Chilean Primera Division at 27 years.[1] He had previously been coach of Municipal Hijuelas of the Chilean Tercera B[2] and Deportes Santa Cruz, in the Chilean Tercera Division.[3]
On 1 November 2016, he became the new coach of Universidad de Concepción.[4] After finishing on the last place in the 2019 Chilean Primera División, Bozán was fired on 10 December 2019.[5] Three days later, he was hired as manager of Deportes La Serena.[6]
In June 2021, he joined San Luis de Quillota in the Primera B de Chile.[7]
In July 2024, Bozán returned to manage San Luis after a stint with Curicó Unido.[8]
References
edit- ^ "El joven Francisco Bozán será el nuevo técnico de Barnechea". Emol.com. El Mercurio S.A.P. 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Hijuelas". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Francisco Bozán es el nuevo técnico de Deportes Santa Cruz". 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Universidad de Concepción oficializó a Francisco Bozán como su nuevo técnico". Emol.com. El Mercurio S.A.P. 2 November 2016.
- ^ De la gloria al infierno: Francisco Bozan dejó de ser el DT de la Universidad de Concepción, publimetro.cl, 10 December 2019
- ^ La Serena presenta a Francisco Bozán como su nuevo DT, latercera.com, 13 December 2019
- ^ "Francisco Bozán es el nuevo Director Técnico de San Luis de Quillota" (in Spanish). San Luis de Quillota. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Morales, Italo (23 July 2024). "No le renovaron contrato y ahora vuelve al club por cuarta vez: la última sorpresa del fútbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2024.