Cristian Andrés Basaure Urzúa (born 18 March 1981) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Cristian Basaure
Personal information
Full name Cristian Andrés Basaure Urzúa
Date of birth (1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Universidad Católica 0 (0)
2001–2002 Fernández Vial
2003–2004 Magallanes
2005 Deportes Puerto Montt 33 (3)
2006–2007 Palestino 59 (2)
2008–2012 Santiago Morning 100 (0)
2010–2011Audax Italiano (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Deportes La Serena 48 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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A product of the Universidad Católica youth system, Basaure switched to Fernández Vial in 2001.[3]

He played for Deportes La Serena in 2013.[4]

After football

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Basaure has developed a career as a sports commentator[5] for media such as Canal del Fútbol, later TNT Sports Chile, and Radio La Clave [es].[6]

He graduated as a football manager and owns a football academy in Las Vizcachas town, Puente Alto. In the same place, he has driven a project for kids called Experiencia TV (TV Experience), what links football, media and family.[6]

Personal life

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As were Honorino Landa, Félix Landa, Adelmo Yori, Pedro García Barros, and José Luis Sierra, he was an alumnus of Hispan American School.

His grandfather, Hugo Basaure, was a well-known boxer who was born in Huara and made his home in Coquimbo, Chile.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Cristián Basaure". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "C. Basaure". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "CRISTIAN BASAURE SE SUMA A PLANTEL 2001". oocities.org (in Spanish). SIFUP. 10 June 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Cristian Basaure: "Debemos ser más autocríticos"". Diario el Día (in Spanish). 28 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Ceremonia de Graduación Comunicador Deportivo en Fútbol". INAF (in Spanish). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Cristian Basaure: "Me reconocen más ahora que cuando era futbolista"". FLANLATE (in Spanish). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ Tapia Díaz, Gonzalo (27 January 2019). "HUGO BASAURE: IDOLO DEL BOXEO COQUIMBANO" (PDF). Diario La Región (in Spanish). 4608. Coquimbo, Chile: 7. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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