Paulo Garcés Facts for Kids

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.

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Paulo Garcés

Garcés with O'Higgins in 2013

Personal information

Full name

Paulo Andrés Garcés Contreras

Date of birth

2 August 1984 (age 40)

Place of birth

Parral, Chile

Height

1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in)

Position(s)

Goalkeeper

Team information

Current team

Unión San Felipe

Youth career

1999–2003

Universidad Católica

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2003–2011

Universidad Católica

(0)

2004

→ Deportes Puerto Montt (loan)

(0)

2007

→ Deportes Puerto Montt (loan)

(0)

2008

→ Lobos BUAP (loan)

(0)

2008

→ Everton (loan)

(0)

2011–2013

Universidad de Chile

(0)

2011

→ Unión La Calera (loan)

(0)

2013–2014

O'Higgins

(0)

2014–2017

Colo-Colo

(0)

2017–2019

Deportes Antofagasta

(0)

2020–2021

Curicó Unido

(0)

2021

San Luis

(0)

2021–2024

Deportes Valdivia

(0)

2024–

Unión San Felipe

(0)

International career^‡

2011–2016

Chile

(0)

Medal record

Copa América

Winner	2015 Chile	Team

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2016

Paulo Andrés Garcés Contreras, born on August 2, 1984, is a Chilean footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper, which means he protects his team's goal from the opposing team. Currently, he plays for the club Unión San Felipe.

Football Career Highlights
- Winning Championships
Personal Life
Honours
See also

Football Career Highlights

Paulo Garcés started his professional football career in 2003. His first game was against Santiago Wanderers at the San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium. Early in his career, he was loaned to other teams like Deportes Puerto Montt in 2004 and 2007 to gain more experience.

After playing for Deportes Puerto Montt, he was loaned to a Mexican team called Lobos BUAP. This gave him a chance to play football in another country. Later, he returned to Chile and played for Everton de Viña del Mar. In 2009, he went back to his first club, Universidad Católica, hoping to become a regular player.

Winning Championships

Garcés has been part of several winning teams throughout his career.

In 2013, he helped O'Higgins win the Apertura 2013–14 championship. He played 16 matches and was a very important player in the final game against Universidad Católica, making crucial saves.

In 2014, his team O'Higgins also won the Supercopa de Chile. Garcés was part of the Chile national team at that time, so he did not play in the Supercopa match.

He also played in the 2014 Copa Libertadores, which is a big international club tournament. His team faced clubs like Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño, and Lanús.

In 2021, Garcés played for San Luis de Quillota in the Primera B league. Later that year, he joined Deportes Valdivia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.

In January 2024, he was announced as a player for Deportes Linares, but he decided not to join them. Instead, he renewed his contract with Deportes Valdivia. In June of the same year, he moved to his current club, Unión San Felipe.

Personal Life

Paulo Garcés is married to model Joyce Castiblanco. They have three children named Florencia, Benjamín, and Paulo.

His father, Patricio, was also a goalkeeper. However, many of his other relatives are involved in arts and music. His older brother, Óscar, is an actor and used to be a goalkeeper at a youth level for Colo-Colo. His younger brother, Miguel, and his cousins, Andrés de León and Patricio Garcés, are all singers.