Nicolás Córdova

Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ˈkoɾðoβa], born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Chile national team.

Nicolás Córdova

Córdova as manager of Palestino in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal
Date of birth	(1979-02-09) 9 February 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Talca, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chile
Youth career
	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Colo-Colo	54	(3)
2001	Unión Española	14	(1)
2001	Perugia	12	(1)
2002	Crotone	15	(1)
2002–2004	Bari	65	(17)
2004	Livorno	5	(0)
2005–2006	Ascoli	12	(0)
2006–2008	Messina	59	(12)
2008–2009	Grosseto	32	(7)
2009	Parma	0	(0)
2010–2012	Brescia	61	(6)
International career
1998–1999	Chile U20
2003–2011	Chile	5	(1)
Managerial career
2014–2015	Chile U20 (assistant)
2015	Chile U15
2015	Chile U20
2016–2017	Palestino
2017–2018	Santiago Wanderers
2018–2019	Universitario
2020–2022	Qatar U23
2022	Al-Rayyan (interim)
2022–2023	Al-Rayyan
2023–	Chile U20
2023	Chile (interim)
2024	Chile Pre-Olympic (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Córdova began his career in Colo-Colo of Chile in the top flight. He played from 1997 until 2001 playing 54 matches and scoring three goals.

In the 2004–05 season, he played Livorno. In September 2008, he was signed for Grosseto.^[1]

At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1999 South American Championship,^[2] and to the Chile senior team five times.^[3] He also won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 1998, alongside players such as Claudio Maldonado and Luis Mena.^[4]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 August 2011	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	France	1–1	1–1	International friendly

Coaching career

Córdova began his professional managerial career with the Chile U20 in 2015, winning the L'Alcúdia Tournament.^[5]

On 13 February 2022, he was appointed interim coach of Al-Rayyan in Qatar.^[6] In June 2022, he was confirmed as the manager of Al-Rayyan.^[7]

Statistics

As of 10 October 2025^[8]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Palestino		1 January 2016	12 March 2017	49	19	13	17	038.78
Santiago Wanderers		1 July 2017	19 March 2018	36	9	15	12	025.00
Universitario		15 June 2018	27 May 2019	37	16	7	14	043.24
Al-Rayyan		13 February 2022	22 May 2023	43	13	10	20	030.23
Chile (interim)		17 November 2023	22 November 2023	1	0	0	1	000.00
Chile Olympic (interim)		11 December 2023	4 February 2024	5	3	0	2	060.00
Chile U-20		21 August 2023	present	24	10	1	13	041.67
Chile (interim)		4 July 2025	present	3	1	1	1	033.33
Total				198	71	47	80	035.86

Honours

Player

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile (2): 1997 Clausura, 1998

Chile U20

• L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1): 1998

Manager

Chile U20

• L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1): 2015

Santiago Wanderers

• Copa Chile (1): 2017