José Luis Sierra
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| José Luis Sierra | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Luis Sierra Pando | |
| Date of birth | 5 December 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | |
| Height | 6'0" (181 cm) | |
| Nickname | Coto | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unión Española | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1985-1988 | Unión Española | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1994 1995 1996-1998 1999 1999-2001 2002-present |
Unión Española Real Valladolid Unión Española São Paulo FC Colo-Colo UANL Tigres Colo-Colo Unión Española |
3 (0) 30 (7) 77 (20) 13 (1) 67 (17) 119 (24) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1991-2000 | Chile | 53 (8) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Luis Sierra Pando (born December 5, 1968 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for the chilean club Unión Española.
Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española on November of 1988 against the Universidad de Chile. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to Real Valladolid in Spain. However during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused Sierra to return Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chilean national team. Sierra won the championship with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993.
He than spent three successful years with Colo-Colo, which saw his team capture the championship in all three seasons. Currently Sierra has found his way back to Unión Española making a stop in between to play with UANL Tigres in Mexico for one season. He captured the Golden Boot in Chile (awarded to the best professional football player in Chile) in 2004 and 2005.
Sierra was capped 53 times and scored 8 goals for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 2000. He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal on a free-kick against Cameroon.
Sierra's parents are Domingo Sierra and Pilar Pando.
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- Career history at National Football Teams
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Chile squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Tapia | 2 Castañeda | 3 Fuentes | 4 Rojas | 5 Margas | 6 Reyes | 7 Parraguez | 8 Acuña | 9 Zamorano | 10 Sierra | 11 Salas | 12 Marcelo Ramírez | 13 Neira | 14 Miguel Ramírez | 15 Villarroel | 16 Aros | 17 Vega | 18 Musrri | 19 Cornejo | 20 Estay | 21 Barrera | 22 Tejas | Coach: Acosta |
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