Jonathan Núñez (Chilean footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Jonathan Núñez
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Guillermo Núñez Espinoza
Date of birth (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Copiapó
Number 20
Youth career
Rangers de Talca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Rangers de Talca 38 (1)
2007 → Palestino (loan) 29 (1)
2008 → Curicó Unido (loan) 24 (0)
2011 Magallanes 23 (0)
2012 Santiago Morning 20 (0)
2013–2017 Deportes Puerto Montt 90 (3)
2018– Deportes Copiapó 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2018

Jonathan Guillermo Núñez Espinoza (born 25 October 1986) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Deportes Copiapó in the Primera B de Chile.

He is nicknamed Mariachi in honour of his father.[1]

Club career

Born in Talca, he began his career at hometown club Rangers. He officially debuted in 2004 aged 18.

In 2007, after the relegation of Rangers to Primera B, he remained at the top tier after being loaned to Palestino, scoring one goal in 29 appearances in his only season. The following year, he was loaned again, this time to Curicó Unido in the second level, whilst Rangers achieved its promotion to the Campeonato Nacional.

In 2009, he finally returned to Rangers. However, they were relegated in a controversial way after a violation of the league's foreign players rule.[2] He left the club in 2010.

Following spells at Magallanes (2011) and Santiago Morning (2012), Núñez joined Deportes Puerto Montt in January 2013. He helped the southern club win the Segunda División Profesional in the 2013–14 season, returning to the second tier of Chilean football.

Honours

Club

Deportes Puerto Montt

References

  1. ^ "Fútbol Chileno: Los mejores apodos de futbolistas chilenos". chile.as.com. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Tribunal sentencia el descenso de Rangers a Primera B". Diario Atacama. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2016.