Marco Antonio Cornez Bravo (15 October 1957 – 21 May 2022)[1] was a Chilean footballer who played as a goalkeeper who for Club Deportivo Palestino, Universidad Católica, Deportes Antofagasta, Everton and Deportes Iquique, scoring 24 goals between 1975 and 1998.

Marco Cornez
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Cornez Bravo
Date of birth (1957-10-15)15 October 1957
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Date of death 21 May 2022(2022-05-21) (aged 64)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975-1976 Palestino
1977 Deportes Linares
1978-1979 Palestino
1980 Magallanes
1981-1983 Palestino
1984-1985 Universidad Católica
1986 Palestino
1987-1990 Universidad Católica
1991-1993 Deportes Antofagasta
1994 Regional Atacama
1995 Everton
1996 Deportes Iquique
1997 Coquimbo Unido
1998 Palestino
International career
1983-1995 Chile 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cornez was an unused reserve goalkeeper for Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. His international career lasted from 1982 to 1995, during which time he won 20 caps.

He discovered Christiane Endler.

He died on 21 May 2022 from stomach cancer that was diagnosed several months earlier.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Cornez was the biological father of Nicolás Córdova.[2]

References

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  1. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (21 May 2022). "Fallece Marco Cornez, ex arquero de la selección chilena y figura de la UC | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Córdova sinceró su vínculo con Marco Cornez: "Nunca tuve una relación de padre-hijo con él"".
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