Germán Patricio Tagle Lara (born 8 January 1975) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or defender for clubs in Chile and the United States. He is currently working in the Chile youth national teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Patricio Tagle Lara | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chile U15 (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Flamenco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Universidad de Concepción | (3) | |
| 1999 | Magallanes | 32 | (4) |
| 2000–2003 | Unión Española | 77 | (5) |
| 2004 | Universidad Católica | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Palestino | 24 | (1) |
| 2007 | Western Mass Pioneers | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Western Mass Pioneers (youth) | ||
| 2010–2018 | Club Flamenco | ||
| 2017–2018 | Magallanes (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Chile U15 (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Chile U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player, Tagle was with Club Flamenco from LAF (Liga Amigos del Fútbol) in Peñalolén, Santiago.[1] At professional level, having played for both Universidad de Concepción[2][3] and Magallanes in the Primera B de Chile, Tagle is better known by his stitn with Unión Española from 2000 to 2003 in the top division.[4] In the same division, he after played for Universidad Católica in 2004[5] and Palestino in 2004–05.[6]
Abroad, he played for American side Western Mass Pioneers in 2007[7] after training with SIFUP [es], the trade union of professional football players in Chile.[8]
Following his retirement, he has played football at amateur level in clubs such as Unión Santa Emilia from Curacaví[9] and Club Flamenco.[10]
Coaching career edit
A football manager graduated at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute), he began his career with the Western Mass Pioneers youth system, at the same time he performed as a player.[11]
From 2010 to 2018, he worked as coach at Club Flamenco from LAF (Liga de Amigos del Fútbol),[11] serving also as assistant of Hugo Balladares [es] in Magallanes in 2017–18.[12]
From 2019 to 2021, he worked alongside Balladares as assistant in the Chile national team at both under-15 level[13][14] and under-17 levels.[15] Next, he joined the technical staff of Ariel Leporati in Chile U15. In November 2023, they assumed as interim assistants of Nicolás Córdova in the Chile senior team after Eduardo Berizzo left the team.[16]
Personal life edit
His father of the same name, Germán Tagle Santander, is a football coach and director and former player who has served for Club Flamenco for over fifty years.[10][17]
As a player of Universidad de Concepción, he and his fellow footballers César Santis and Arturo Norambuena made up a rock band called Offside.[18]
References edit
- ^ "[PODS] Entre Flamenco y Magallanes: Las dos pasiones de Germán Tagle en la LAF". Portaligas (in Spanish). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos.) Universidad de Concepción año 1998 on Facebook (in Spanish). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Campeonato de Primera División "B" 1998". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Madariaga, Carlos (9 November 2022). "De Yemo Yávar a Nico Núñez: ¿quiénes jugaron por Unión Española y Magallanes?". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "La UC toma forma: Tagle es el nuevo refuerzo". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Cobreloa inicia con triunfo la defensa de su corona". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Germán Tagle". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Los entrenamientos fueron todo un éxito". Sifup Futbol (in Spanish). 13. Santiago, Chile: issuu.com: 16. April–May 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "El largo camino hasta llegar a la gloria". www.elmauco.cl (in Spanish). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "[LAF HISTORIA] El cara a cara de los Germán Tagle, del Club Flamencos". Portaligas (in Spanish). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b Germán Tagle on LinkedIn
- ^ Maureira, Nicolás (5 January 2017). "Hugo Balladares es el nuevo técnico de Magallanes". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "GERENCIA SELECCIONES JUVENILES Y FEMENINAS" (PDF). Memoria Institucional 2020 (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: ANFP: 61. 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Benavides, Camilo (8 September 2021). "Selecciones Juveniles comenzaron proceso de captación en el Fútbol Joven". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ @LaRoja (November 10, 2020). "#LaRojaSub17 no se detiene y ya está en la fase 3 de los entrenamientos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (17 November 2023). "Selección Chilena: El ex UC que aportará la cuota rockera a La Roja". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "German Tagle Santander camina junto a Flamencos hace 56 años". Portaligas (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "RITMO DE ACORDES Y MELODÍAS". Sifup Futbol (in Spanish). 29. Santiago, Chile: issuu.com: 44. January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
External links edit
- Germán Tagle at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Germán Tagle at SoccerStats.us
- Germán Tagle on LinkedIn
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