Nelson Garrido

Nelson Garrido
Personal information
Full name Nelson Omar Garrido Muñoz
Date of birth (1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Curicó, Chile
Position Left-back
Youth career
1992–1993 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Universidad Católica 63 (1)
1999 Coquimbo Unido 18 (1)
2000 Ñublense
2001 Rangers 18 (2)
2002 Cobresal 21 (0)
International career
1993 Chile U17 13 (0)
1995 Chile U20 8 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2014 Chile U15 (fitness coach)
2014–2015 Chile U20 (fitness coach)
2016–2017 Palestino (fitness coach)
2017–2018 Santiago Wanderers (fitness coach)
2018–2019 Universitario (fitness coach)
2020 Al-Kharaitiyat (fitness coach)
2021–2023 Chile U17 (fitness coach)
2023 Ñublense (fitness coach)
2024– Deportes Santa Cruz (youth) (director)
2025 Deportes Santa Cruz (caretaker)
2026 Deportes Santa Cruz (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Omar Garrido Muñoz (born 12 February 1977) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Curicó, Chile, Garrido joined the Universidad Católica youth ranks in 1992 and made his senior debut in a friendly against Argentinos Juniors in 1994 under Manuel Pellegrini. With them, he won the 1995 Copa Chile and the 1997 Torneo Apertura.

Once Garrido left Universidad Católica in 1998, he played for Coquimbo Unido, Ñublense, Rangers de Talca and Cobresal, mainly in the Chilean Primera División.

International career

In 1993, Garrido represented Chile at under-17 level in both the South American Championship and the 1993 FIFA World Cup, where Chile reached the third place.

Later, he represented the under 20's in the 1995 South American Championship and the 1995 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Garrido has developed a career as a fitness coach for the Chile youth national teams and clubs in Chile and abroad such as Universitario and Al-Kharaitiyat. With Al-Kharaitiyat, he won the 2019–20 Qatari Second Division.

In April 2024, Garrido was appointed as head of the Deportes Santa Cruz youth system. He assumed as caretaker manager of the senior team replacing Felipe Núñez in May 2025 and replacing John Armijo in April 2026.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nelson Garrido: Antes de mi penal dije, le daré fuerte nomás para asegurar el 4-2". Historia Deportiva (in Spanish). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "La Roja Sub 20 en Qatar 1995: el fracaso no detuvo a una gran generación". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Nelson Garrido: Mundialista Sub 17 y Sub 20 con La Roja". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Medina, M. (20 March 2019). "El histórico tercer lugar en el Mundial Sub 17 de Japón 1993". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2026. Frank Lobos, Tito Tapia, Patricio Galaz y Nelson Garrido fueron los penales para Chile
  7. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nicolás Córdova: "Es un orgullo convertirme en el entrenador del equipo más grande del Perú"". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2026. las personas que lo acompañarán en el comando técnico: Sebastián Miranda (asistente) y Nelson Garrido (preparador físico).
  9. ↑ "Como Preparador Físico exfutbolista curicano Nelson Garrido celebró título del ascenso en Qatar". Atentos.cl (in Spanish). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "El histórico mundialista sub 17 que llega a las cadetes de elenco de la Primera B". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nelson Garrido asume como DT interino de Deportes Santa Cruz tras salida de Felipe Núñez". El Tipógrafo (in Spanish). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Reyes, Luis (23 April 2026). "Siguen los despidos en el fútbol chileno: un nuevo DT deja su cargo y lo reemplaza un mundialista". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2026.