Carlos Verdugo


Carlos Israel Verdugo Concha is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

Club career

Born in Concepción, Chile, he began his career with Concepción (Chile)|Deportes Concepción]. Along with the club, he took part in the 2001 Copa Libertadores, a well remembered championship by the club fans where Verdugo scored two goals and the team was knocked out in round of 16 by Brazilian club Vasco da Gama. In Chile, he also played for Ñublense, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Concepción, Unión San Felipe, Provincial Osorno and San Marcos de Arica.
From 2002 to 2003 he played for Universidad Católica, winning the 2002 Apertura Championship in the Chilean Primera División.
From 2004 to 2005 he played for Universidad de Concepción, where he coincided with great players such as Esteban Paredes, the top goalscorer of the Chilean Primera División, Hugo Droguett and Luis Pedro Figueroa.
Abroad, he had a step with Águila from El Salvador in second half 2006.
In 2007, he joined Provincial Osorno and got promotion to Chilean Primera División after winning the Primera B de Chile|2007 Primera B]. His last club was San Marcos de Arica in the Primera B in 2009.

International career

Verdugo made an appearance for the Chile national [football team|Chile national team] in the friendly match against Catalonia on 28 December 2001. He had replaced Jaime González in the squad after González ignored the call-up.

Personal life

He was nicknamed Lulo.
He has worked for the Universidad Católica youth system as coordinator of the football academy in San Pedro de la Paz, Biobío Region, just like another former players such as René Valenzuela, Juan José Ribera, Luciano Saavedra, Ian Mac-Niven, among others.

Honours

Universidad Católica
Provincial Osorno