Paulo Garcés

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
Paulo Garcés

Garcés with O'Higgins in 2013
Personal information
Full name Paulo Andrés Garcés Contreras
Date of birth (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984
Place of birth Parral, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 12
Youth career
1999–2002 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Universidad Católica 77 (0)
2011–2014 Universidad de Chile 15 (0)
2014 O'Higgins 35 (0)
2015– Colo-Colo 30 (0)
National team
2011– Chile 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2014.


Paulo Andrés Garcés Contreras (born 2 August 1984) is a Chilean footballer who as of 2015 played for Primera División club Colo-Colo as a goalkeeper.

Career

Garcés made his debut in 2003 against Santiago Wanderers in the closing championship at San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium. He was loaned out to Deportes Puerto Montt in 2004 and 2007

After returning from the loan Deportes Puerto Montt, Universidad Católica loaned him to Lobos de la BUAP of Primera "A" of Mexican soccer. After his experience in Mexico, he returns to Chile to play in Everton de Viña del Mar team in which he was on the starting eleven sometimes. In 2009, he returns to Universidad Católica willing to win a place on the starting eleven of coach Marco Antonio Figueroa.

In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013–14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played 16 matches receiving 12 goals; including the final versus Universidad Católica, where he was a key player after made saves in the final minutes.

In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, but he do not played because was called up for the Chile national team. [1]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [2]

Personal life

Garcés is married with the model Joyce Castiblanco. The couple have three children: Florencia, Benjamín and Paulo. [3][4]

Honours

Club

Universidad Católica
Universidad de Chile
O'Higgins


Individual

References


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