Iván Asenjo

Iván César Asenjo Góngora (born January 16, 1982) is a Chilean former footballer and football manager.

Iván Asenjo

Personal information
Full name	Iván César Asenjo Góngora
Date of birth	(1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Valdivia, Chile
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Deportes Puerto Montt	9	(1)
2003	PSDS Deli Serdang		(2)
2004	PSMS Medan		(0)
2004	Deportes Valdivia
2005	Barito Putera		(3)
2006	Persim Maros		(5)
2007	Johor Pasir Gudang		(3)
2008	Sengkang Punggol		(1)
Managerial career
2012	Deportes Valdivia (fitness coach)
2013	Municipal La Pintana (assistant)
2014–2015	Deportes La Pintana (assistant)
2015–2016	Deportes Pintana (assistant)
2016–2017	Deportes Pintana
2017–2018	Deportes Valdivia (youth)
2019	Deportes Valdivia (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He started his career in Deportes Puerto Montt,^[1] before moving to PSDS Deli Serdang in Indonesia in 2003. He played for several different poor clubs in Indonesia for four years before he was signed by Malaysian Premier League, second division side Johor Pasir Gudang in 2007.^[2] He also had a stint with Deportes Valdivia in 2004 in the Tercera División de Chile.^[3]

Managerial career

As a football coach, he has worked as assistant of Cristian Muñoz in Municipal La Pintana, later Deportes La Pintana and Deportes Pintana,^[3] as well as the head coach of the same team in the 2016–17 season.^[4] After he worked in the Deportes Valdivia youth system and was the assistant of Jürgen Press in 2019.^[3]

As a fitness coach, he worked for Deportes Valdivia in 2012.^[3]

In 2021, he assumed as Sport Director of Deportes Valdivia.^[3]