Cristián Flores
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristián Antonio Flores Vásquez | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1998 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
1998 | Everton | ||
1999 | Santiago Morning | ||
2000 | Colo-Colo | ||
2001 | Atlante | ||
2001 | Irapuato | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1997–2000 | Chile | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cristián Antonio Flores Vásquez (born 5 March 1972) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He played for Chilean and Mexican clubs while representing the Chile national team at international level.
Personal life
[edit]Flores is better known by his nickname Pistola (Gun) what was given when he was a child due to the fact that he wanted a toy gun for Christmas and his mother gave him a carved wooden gun.[1]
He is the father of the professional footballer Kevin Flores [es].[2]
He started a football academy in Valparaíso called Pistola Flores like him what generated controversies due to the fact that the logo have a gun.[3]
In 2017, he took part of the season 3 of the TV program Masterchef Chile.[1]
Honours
[edit]Santiago Wanderers
References
[edit]- ^ a b Retamal, Rodrigo (6 March 2017). "Jugadores del recuerdo: ¡Volvió el Pistola Flores!" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Trece hijos de jugadores noventeros que son protagonistas del fútbol chileno". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Pérez, Juan Carlos (26 July 2016). "Critican a 'Pistola' Flores por el logo de su escuela de fútbol: "No lo voy a cambiar"". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Cristián Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cristián Flores at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)