Mauricio Pozo (footballer)

Mauricio Pozo
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Andrés Pozo Quinteros
Date of birth (1970-08-16) 16 August 1970
Place of birth San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Magallanes (4)
1992–2000 Deportes Concepción 119 (14)
1995Rangers (loan) 26 (3)
1997Unión Española (loan) 15 (3)
1997Everton (loan) 5 (0)
2001–2002 Cobreloa 53 (1)
2003 Rangers 7 (1)
2006 Santiago Morning 10 (0)
International career
2001 Chile 4 (0)
Managerial career
2009 San Antonio Unido
2009 Santiago Morning (caretaker)
2014 Santiago Morning (assistant)
2015 Santiago Morning
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Andrés Pozo Quinteros (born 16 August 1970) is a Chilean football manager and former player.

Playing career

A defender, Pozo was capped four times for the Chile national team. He represented Chile in the 2001 Copa América held in Colombia.

MAnagerial career

In November 2024, Pozo assumed as the sport manager of Cobreloa.[1]

He also has served as coach for seven-a-side football club Big Ballers in the Chilean championship Legends Cup.[2]

Personal life

His younger brother, Pablo, and his father, Juan, are former professional referees as well as his youngest brother, Nicolás.[3] Pablo officiated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]

He is also the son-in-law of the former Chile international footballer and manager Guillermo Páez.[5]

Honours

Deportes Concepción

References

  1. ^ Solís, Francisco (25 November 2024). "Mauricio Pozo asume como gerente deportivo de Cobreloa: objetivos formar plantel y regreso a la A". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ Silva, Felipe (30 July 2025). "El nuevo club de Cristóbal Campos". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025. 'Big Ballers' es el vigente campeón de la Legends Cup. Dirigido por el ex futbolista Mauricio Pozo
  3. ^ Varela, Sebastián (17 July 2017). "La familia del silbato" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Pablo Pozo confirmado para dirigir en el mundial". La Nación. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.