Pablo Contreras

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Pablo Contreras
Personal information
Full name Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica
Date of birth September 11, 1978 (1978-09-11) (age 29)
Place of birth    Santiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre-back, right-back
Club information
Current club S.C. Braga
Number 16
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-1999
1999-2001
2001
2001–2008
2001–2002
2002–2003
2008-		 Colo-Colo
AS Monaco
→ Racing Club (loan)
Celta Vigo
→ CA Osasuna (loan)
→ Sporting Lisbon (loan)
S.C. Braga		 36 (2)
28 (0)
8 (0)
197 (8)
31 (1)
23 (1)
13 (0)   
National team2
1999-present Chile 41 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21 June 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 28 April 2004.
* Appearances (Goals)
Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Chile Chile
Men's Football
Bronze 2000 Sydney Team Competition

Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (born September 11, 1978 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for S.C. Braga in Portugal. Contreras previously played with Celta Vigo in Spain from 2001-07 prior to his move to Braga.

He debuted with Colo-Colo, a Chilean club in first division. He appeared in 36 games and won two championships in the three years he spent with the club.

He then made a move to France to club AS Monaco, playing in 28 games and winning the league championship and Trophée des champions in 2000.

Contreras was also part of the bronze medal winning team in 2000 Sydney games with Chile. He has been a regular with the Chilean national team since his debut on February 17, 1999 against Guatemala, and took part in Copa América 2007.

He also holds a Spanish passport.


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Chile squad - Copa América 1999
1 Marcelo Ramírez • 2 Palacios • 3 Miguel Ramírez • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Tapia • 13 Vargas • 14 Cartes • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Nuñez • 18 González • 19 Valencia • 20 Estay • 21 Contreras • 22 Pizarro • Coach: Acosta
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Chile squad - Copa América 2007
1 Bravo • 2 Ormeño • 3 Rocco • 4 Fuentes • 5 Riffo • 6 Cabión • 7 Tello • 8 Suazo • 9 Navia • 10 Valdivia • 11 González • 12 Peric • 13 Vargas • 14 Fernández • 15 Contreras • 16 Iturra • 17 Sanhueza • 18 Meléndez • 19 Jara • 20 Fierro • 21 Villanueva • 22 Lorca • Coach: Acosta
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SC Braga – current squad

1 P. Santos • 3 P. Jorge • 5 R. Brum • 6 B. Tiago • 8 Hussain • 9 J. Tomás • 11 Philco • 12 D. Mallo • 13 C. Fernandes • 14 Castanheira • 15 Wender • 16 Contreras • 17 Frechaut • 18 Z. Manel • 19 Baylón • 20 Jaílson • 21 Peixoto • 22 Anilton • 23 Madrid • 25 Kazeem • 28 Rodríguez • 30 Orlando • 31 Kieszek • 37 Ricardo • 47 J. Pereira • 70 Lenny • 87 Stélvio • 88 Vandinho • Manager: M. Machado
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