José Contreras (footballer, born 1982)

José Contreras
Personal information
Full name José Raúl Contreras Arrau
Date of birth (1982-03-23) March 23, 1982
Place of birth Quilpué, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
Jorge Toro
Escuela Elías Figueroa
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Santiago Wanderers 144 (14)
2007 Huachipato 40 (5)
2008–2011 Universidad de Chile 91 (10)
2011–2014 Huachipato 100 (7)
2014–2016 Audax Italiano 36 (0)
Total 411 (36)
International career
2004 Chile U23
2006–2007 Chile 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Raúl Contreras Arrau (born March 23, 1982) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a right-back.[1]

Career

He played as a defender for Universidad de Chile. He got his chance to debut with the adult squad in 2003. He has represented his country at the Sub-23 level.

In January 2008, sixty-percent of Contreras ownership was sold to Universidad de Chile for $150,000.

Post-retirement

Contreras settled in Villa Alemana and started a sports complex where he has served as a coach.[2]

Honours

Santiago Wanderers
Universidad de Chile
Huachipato

References

  1. ^ "José CONTRERAS Arrau". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (1 February 2026). "La nueva vida de un multicampeón del fútbol chileno: "Hago clases en Villa Alemana, soy feliz con lo que estoy haciendo"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2026.