Mauricio Zenteno
Mauricio Zenteno (born April 21, 1984 in Linares

Linares, Chile

Linares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, (in the Maule Region

Maule Region

The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...

) is a Chilean Football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, who plays for Huachipato

Club Deportivo Huachipato

Club Deportivo Huachipato, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talcahuano. The club was founded June 7, 1947 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league system, the Primera División. Their home games are played at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500...

 in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. His natural position is sweeper or libero (SW) but he can also play as a defensive midfield.

Club career

He started his training in the lower divisions of the club Deportes Linares, in the Maule Region VII. In 1999, when it had 13 years of age, was detected by the Catholic University, arrived at the club in 2000 for being part of the campus U-16.

Despite his young age, because of its strength as zaguero central campus was incorporated into the Sub-23, which was until 2003, being uploaded to the first team.

Freed of stock crossed that won the national title closing the year 2005. The year 2006 was named to the National Selection of Chile where he has played 9 games.

International career

Zenteno has played several games for his National Team

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

, but he has never been called up by current coach Bielsa

Marcelo Bielsa

Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine association football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, Santa Fe...

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