Manuel Baeza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Baeza and the second or maternal family name is Cornejo.

Manuel Baeza

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo
Date of birth	(1956-10-09) 9 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Los Cóndores
	Magallanes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1978	Magallanes
1979–1980	Huachipato
1981–1982	Santiago Morning
1983	Regional Atacama	24	(12)
1984	Unión San Felipe	21	(6)
1985–1986	Deportes Antofagasta
1987	Provincial Osorno
1987	O'Higgins
1988	Santiago Wanderers
1989	Deportes Linares
1989–1990	Acajutla
1990	Magallanes
1990–1991	Deportes Arica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo (born 9 October 1956) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

Career

Born in Santiago, Chile, as a youth player, Baeza was with club Los Cóndores from Lo Prado and Magallanes.[1] As a professional player, he played for clubs such as Magallanes,[2] Santiago Morning,[3] Regional Atacama,[4] Unión San Felipe,[5] O'Higgins,[6] among others.[7]

As a player in the Segunda División, he got promotion to the top division with both Santiago Morning by becoming the runner-up in the 1982 season,[1] and O'Higgins by winning the promotion playoffs in the 1987 season.[6] He also became the top goalscorer in the 1987 season playing for Deportes Antofagasta, with 18 goals.[1]

He moved to El Salvador in 1989, where he played for Acajutla.[8]

His last club was Deportes Arica in 1991.[9]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Camión (Truck), due to his physical build.[1]

Following his retirement, he continued playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Unión Lo Franco.[10]

Honours

• Segunda División de Chile Top Goalscorer: 1985[1]

References

1. "Manuel BAEZA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
2. "Magallanes 1975 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
3. "Santiago Morning 1982 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "Atacama 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
5. "San Felipe 1984 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. "Historia - POR FIN EL RETORNO A PRIMERA". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
7. "Hernán Baeza :: Hernán Manuel Baeza Cornejo ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. @FutbolRetroESA (22 July 2020). "Acajutla" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via Twitter.
9. "GRAL. VELÁSQUEZ, UN VIEJO CONOCIDO". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
10. "C. APERTURA SEGUNDA FASE (SERIE "C")". www.mirafutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.

External links

• Manuel Baeza at PlaymakerStats.com
• Manuel Baeza at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)