Cristián Basaure

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Basaure and the second or maternal family name is Urzúa.

Cristian Andrés Basaure Urzúa (born 18 March 1981) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.^[2]

Cristian Basaure

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Andrés Basaure Urzúa
Date of birth	(1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Universidad Católica	0	(0)
2001–2002	Fernández Vial
2003–2004	Magallanes
2005	Deportes Puerto Montt	33	(3)
2006–2007	Palestino	59	(2)
2008–2012	Santiago Morning	100	(0)
2010–2011	→ Audax Italiano (loan)	2	(0)
2013–2014	Deportes La Serena	48	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A product of the Universidad Católica youth system,^[3] Basaure switched to Fernández Vial in 2001.^[4]

He played for Deportes La Serena in 2013.^[5]

After football

Basaure has developed a career as a sports commentator^[6] for media such as Canal del Fútbol, later TNT Sports Chile, and Radio La Clave ^[es].^[7]

He graduated as a football manager and owns a football academy in Las Vizcachas town, Puente Alto. In the same place, he has driven a project for kids called Experiencia TV (TV Experience), what links football, media and family.^[7]

Personal life

As were Honorino Landa, Félix Landa, Adelmo Yori, Pedro García Barros, and José Luis Sierra, he was an alumnus of Hispan American School.

His grandfather, Hugo Basaure, was a well-known boxer who was born in Huara and made his home in Coquimbo, Chile.^[7][8]