Esteban González (Chilean footballer)


Esteban Eduardo González Herrera is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Liga MX club Querétaro.

Club career

Chino González began his playing career with Deportes Concepción in 2001. He has also played for Cobreloa, Deportes Concepción, Palestino, Deportes Puerto Montt, Rangers and Ñublense.
In 2004, he was part of the Cobreloa squad that won the Chilean league championship.
He joined Unión Española in January 2010.

O'Higgins

On 18 June 2015, he joined O'Higgins for the 2014-15 season.

Managerial career

In 2018, González became the manager of Deportes Concepción in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system. He got promotion on two consecutive occasions in both and seasons, leaving the team in November 2020 when it was in the Segunda División Profesional. From 2021 to 2022 he worked as the assistant coach of Óscar del Solar for the same team.
In August 2022, González joined the Coquimbo Unido technical staff as the assistant coach of Fernando Díaz. In April 2024, he led the team in both the national championship and the Copa Sudamericana after Díaz contracted pneumonia.
In 2025, González was confirmed as the head coach of Coquimbo Unido and won the 2025 league title, the first one for the club.
After the last match with Coquimbo Unido, González was appointed as manager of Liga MX club Querétaro.

Personal life

He is nicknamed Chino due to his resemblance with the asian people.

Honours

Player

Cobreloa

Manager

Coquimbo Unido

Individual