Cristián Uribe
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Cristian Roberto Uribe Lara is a football player
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...

 from 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 end of his career. Currently is 32 years old and plays for San Luis Quillota
San Luis Quillota
San Luis are a Chilean Football club, their home town is Quillota in Chile. They currently play in 2nd division of Chilean football Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B and their historic rivals are Unión La Calera.-History:...

 has defense midlefielder.

Uribe played for Chile at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Qatar from April 13 to April 28, 1995. The tournament took place in three venues in one city: Doha.-Qualification:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------...

 in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
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.

Benfica

Uribe was promoted to Huachipato first team in 1994, at the age of 18. He was consecatred in the team, after of play the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Qatar from April 13 to April 28, 1995. The tournament took place in three venues in one city: Doha.-Qualification:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------...

, his good performance in the club made that the Chilean football giant Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

 signed to Uribe. After one year in Colo-Colo, he was transferred to SL Benfica
SL Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...

 of the Portuguese Liga
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

 in 2000.

In the Portuguese club, Uribe was managed by José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

 and he entered with not much frequency to the starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the club in the Lisbon Derby
Derby de Lisboa
The Derby de Lisboa, also known as Derby Eterno, Derby da Segunda Circular or Derby da Capital, is the most important football derby match in Portugal. It opposes the Lisbon teams of Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Sporting fans usually represent the wealthier society from...

 against Sporting CP, on a free kick service for the Taça de Portugal
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...

. However, he realizated a poor season in the club and after abandoned the institution.

Huachipato

Uribe return to play in Huachipato in the season 2001. On 3 March 2001, he made his Huachipato debut against Santiago Morning in a Primera División game at Estadio Las Higueras
Estadio Las Higueras
Estadio Las Higueras was a football stadium in Talcahuano, Chile. It was the home ground of the Club Deportivo Huachipato until the current Estadio CAP opened in 2009. The stadium held 10,000 people, was built in 1960 and was demolished in 2008....

. His first goal came against Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They are playing in top level of the Chilean football league, the Primera División....

 on 6 July for the league. In the tournament, he scored 1 goal in 24 games, despite his lack of goal, Fido Dido was an important player in the club.

Huachipato extended the contract of Uribe for the 2002 season, and continued in Talcahuano
Talcahuano
Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.-Geography:...

 club until 2003, leaving the team at the end this season for Portguese club Moreirense of the Liga de Honra
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

(Portuguese second tier).
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