Fernando Cordero (footballer)

Fernando Cordero
Cordero with Universidad de Concepción in 2019
Personal information
Full name Fernando Patricio Cordero Fonseca
Date of birth (1987-08-26) 26 August 1987
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Youth career
2003–2009 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Unión Española 150 (23)
2007Curicó Unido (loan) 37 (2)
2012–2018 Universidad Católica 175 (10)
2018 San Martín Tucumán 2 (0)
2019 Universidad de Concepción 20 (2)
2020–2021 Unión La Calera 26 (2)
2021–2022 Ñublense 48 (1)
2023 Rangers 17 (1)
2023 Trasandino 9 (0)
2024 Deportes Linares 12 (0)
Total 496 (41)
International career
2014 Chile 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Patricio Cordero Fonseca (born 26 August 1987) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left-back.

Career

In July 2023, Cordero joined Trasandino in the Chilean Segunda División Profesional after being released from Rangers de Talca and looking for a chance to sign with another club by Instagram.[1] The next season, he switched to Deportes Linares.[2]

Cordero officially retired in 2025.[3]

Honours

Universidad Católica

References

  1. ^ Molina, Geraldine (28 July 2023). "Trasandino presenta a Fernando Cordero tras su inédita búsqueda de club en Instagram". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ Maldonado, Víctor (26 January 2024). "Un histórico del fútbol chileno seguirá su carrera en Segunda: "La pista es tuya"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ Abatte, Franco (26 November 2025). "Listado completo: Estos son los 27 jugadores que solicitaron el Fondo de Retiro del SIFUP este 2025". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.