Freddy Alexander Ferragut González (born 2 September 1974) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager.

Freddy Ferragut
Personal information
Full name Freddy Alexander Ferragut González
Date of birth (1974-09-02) 2 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Colo-Colo
1993Magallanes (loan)
1996Santiago Wanderers (loan)
1996–1999 Real Zacatecas
1999 Colo-Colo 4 (0)
2005 Deportes Melipilla 12 (1)
International career
1991 Chile U17
1992–1993 Chile U20
1995 Chile U23
Managerial career
2017 Municipal Santiago
2017–2018 Deportivo Pilmahue
2018–2019 San Antonio Unido
2019–2020 San Antonio Unido (youth)
2021 Deportivo Pilmahue
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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A product of Colo-Colo youth system, he made his debut in 1991 at the age of 17.[1] He was loaned to Magallanes and Santiago Wanderers in 1993 and 1996 respectively.[2] Next, he had a step with Mexican club Real Sociedad de Zacatecas, where he promoted the signing of the Chilean player Victor Mella with the club.[3]

He returned to Colo-Colo in 1999[4] and next he moved to the United States to play for amateur clubs.[1] His last club was Deportes Melipilla in 2005, where he made 12 appearances and scored one goal.[5]

International career

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Ferragut represented Chile at under-17 level in the 1991 South American Championship[6] and at under-20 level in both the 1992 South American Championship[7] and the 1993 L'Alcúdia Tournament, becoming the MVP player.[2]

At under-23 level, he took part of the Chile squad in the 1995 Pan American Games.[8]

Coaching career

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Parallel to his last days as a football player and following his retirement, since 2003 he has worked as coach in American soccer academies such as Stanford Soccer Club, Burlingame Soccer Club, Gunn High School and Woodside Soccer Club.[9]

In 2017 he began to work in his native country by joining Municipal Santiago in the Tercera B,[10] moving to Deportivo Pilmahue in the same season. He returned to Pilmahue in 2021.[11] From 2018 to 2019 he was the coach of San Antonio Unido in the Segunda División Profesional.[12]

Honours

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Club

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Colo-Colo

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Freddy Ferragut y su experiencia viendo a Colo Colo: "Fue realmente triste, terminamos bostezando"". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Publimetro. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Freddy FERRAGUT". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "La historia de Víctor Mella, el primer chileno en la MLS" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Historia de Colo-Colo – Torneo de Primera División 1999 – Estadísticas". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Melipilla 2005 – Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Panamericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ Freddy Ferragut on LinkedIn
  10. ^ "UNA CÁTEDRA DE BUEN FÚTBOL". deportereyydereyes.cl (in Spanish). 4 November 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Freddy Ferragut se convirtió en el nuevo entrenador de Club Deportivo Pilmahue". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  12. ^ Salgado Núñez, José (20 May 2019). "Freddy Ferragut fue destituido como director técnico de San Antonio Unido". www.soychile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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