Bryan Cortés
Bryan Alfonso Cortés Carvajal (born 19 August 1991), known as Bryan Cortés, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Bryan Cortés with Cobreloa. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Alfonso Cortés Carvajal | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Calama, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2010 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Cobreloa | 85 | (4) |
| 2013–2017 | Universidad de Chile | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportes La Serena (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2017 | Deportes La Serena | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Unión San Felipe | 41 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | Deportes Melipilla | 24 | (1) |
| 2021 | Cobreloa | 21 | (1) |
| 2022 | Deportes Recoleta | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Eléctrico Refinería | – | (–) |
| Total | 245 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
A product of Cobreloa youth system,[1] he signed with Universidad de Chile in 2013, being compared to the Chile international Charles Aránguiz due to his playing style.[2]
After playing for Deportes Recoleta in the 2022 season and having no offers, he retired at the beginning of 2023.[3] However, he joined club Eléctrico Refinería from Calama for the 2023 Copa Chile alongside the former professional footballers Sebastián Romero and Nicolás Dávila.[4]
Post-retirement
Subsequently, his retirement from playing, Cortés began to study Industrial engineering. He is also a Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment Technician and began to work at Radomiro Tomic mine.[3]
References
- Sánchez, Francisco (21 January 2023). ""Se creen patrones de fundo; lo han hecho pésimo": ex capitán loíno dispara contra Cobreloa". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- Sánchez, Francisco (20 January 2023). "Ex jugador de la U prepara su adiós con 31 años: "Si no hay ofertas, mi retiro es inminente"". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- García Mendoza, Javier (31 March 2023). "Entrevista: Jugó en la U y se retiró silenciosamente: "Me pesó que me compararan con Charles Aránguiz"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- Fernández, Franco (31 March 2023). "Club Eléctricos Refinería de Calama incorporó a jugador profesional para afrontar la Copa Chile 2023". Madero CL (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2023.