Arturo Andrés Norambuena Ardiles (born 24 November 1971) is a retired Chilean footballer who played as forward and current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arturo Andrés Norambuena Ardiles | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Valdivia, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Austral | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Iberia | ||
| 1997 | Santiago Morning | 20 | (4) |
| 1998 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| 1999 | Audax Italiano | 31 | (12) |
| 2000–2003 | Universidad Católica | 110 | (49) |
| 2004 | Quilmes | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Cobreloa | 41 | (10) |
| 2006 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 21 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Chile | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Cobresal | ||
| 2017–2018 | Barnechea | ||
| 2019 | Deportes Valdivia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Norambuena represented the team of Universidad Austral before playing professional football, being well-known by his stint with Universidad Católica.[1]
Norambuena also was involved with Chile's national set-up.
Coaching career edit
Deportes Valdivia edit
On 27 August 2019, Norambuena was appointed manager of Deportes Valdivia.[2] However, after a period with bad results, he was fired on 2 October 2019.[3]
Personal life edit
Norambuena graduated in forestry in Universidad Austral de Chile. Because of this, he was nicknamed El Ingeniero del Gol (The Goal Engineer) while he was a footballer.[1]
Norambuena is the cousin of the brothers Iván and Mauricio Hernández Norambuena, former guerrilla fighters of the political-military organization FPMR (Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez), who played football for club Orompello from Valparaíso as defenders, winning the regional championship,[1] and after took part in the 1977 Amateur Youth National Championship in Pedro de Valdivia nitrate works [es] representing the Valparaíso city team alongside fellows such as Juan Carlos Letelier, later a Chile international, and Jaime Zapata, later a professional goalkeeper.[4] Later, Iván played for Quintero Unido and Mauricio for Iván Mayo [es].[1]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Universidad Católica
- Cobreloa
References edit
- ^ a b c d Arcos, Cristián (31 July 2023). "El "comandante Ramiro" y su primo Arturo Norambuena". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Deportes Valdivia anunció a Arturo Norambuena como sucesor de Pedro González, alairelibre.cl, 27 August 2019
- ^ Continúan los despidos... Arturo Norambuena no va más en Valdivia y ya son 23 los técnicos cesados entre la A y B, emol.com, 2 October 2019
- ^ "FPMR Fútbol Club". Revista Qué Pasa (in Spanish). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links edit
- Arturo Norambuena at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arturo Norambuena at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Arturo Norambuena at PlaymakerStats