Juan Carlos Madrid

Juan Carlos Madrid
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Madrid Vidal
Date of birth (1975-10-20) 20 October 1975
Place of birth Valdivia, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
Deportes Temuco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Deportes Temuco 7 (2)
1994–2000 Universidad Católica 31 (12)
1997 → Coquimbo Unido (loan) 28 (10)
1998 → Deportes Concepción (loan) 22 (10)
1999 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 36 (16)
2001–2003 Cobreloa 92 (19)
2004 Deportes La Serena 17 (6)
2005–2006 Deportes Temuco 43 (6)
2006 Alianza 11 (4)
International career
1995 Chile U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Madrid Vidal (born 20 October 1975) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

Club career

A product of Deportes Temuco youth system, Madrid made his senior debut in 1993[1] and took part of the squad in two stints: 1992–94, 2005–06.[2]

After his first stint with Deportes Temuco, he joined Universidad Católica in 1994, making appearances for the club until 1996 and also in 2000.[3]

In 1997, 1998 and 1999 he played for Coquimbo Unido,[4] Deportes Concepción[5] and Deportes Puerto Montt[6] respectively.

From 2001 to 2003, Madrid had a successful stint with Cobreloa.[7]

In 2004, he played for Deportes La Serena.[8]

In 2005, he played for Deportes Temuco when the club was relegated to the second level of the Chilean football, so he spent a half year in the 2006 Primera B, scoring four goals.[9]

Abroad, he played for the Salvadoran club Alianza on second half 2006.[10]

International career

He represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 1995 South American Championship[11] and the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.[12]

Personal life

Madrid is nicknamed Gato (Cat) since his signing for Universidad Católica, a nickname given by his then teammate Rodrigo Gómez because of his supposed resemblance to that animal.[1]

Post-retirement

A kinesiologist who graduted from the Autonomous University of Chile,[1] Madrid worked for about nine years in the United States in soccer until he returned to Chile in 2025. In that country, he also graduated as a football coach.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rubio, Jorge (9 April 2026). "Fue promesa de la Roja, vivió en Estados Unidos y dio un giro: "Me corté..."". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Exjugadores de Deportes Temuco critican el reparto de Fondo de Retiro del Sifup". SoyChile (in Spanish). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Navias, Macarena (13 February 2019). "Cruzados y Piratas: 5 Defensas y 5 Delanteros que vistieron ambas camisetas". www.frecuenciacruzada.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ↑ (Fútbol Retro) Juan Carlos Madrid Coquimbo Unido on YouTube. 25 July 2022 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Otoño de 1998: Cuando a Concepción le salió todo Pelotudos Chile on Facebook (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Pérez, Carlos (15 March 2022). "La aventura asiática de Deportes Puerto Montt". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ↑ (Fútbol Retro) Juan Carlos Madrid Cobreloa on YouTube. 24 July 2022 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Andrés, Juan Pablo (14 April 2005). "Chile 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Campeonato de Primera División "B" 2006". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Los extranjeros que dejaron huella con los albos del Alianza FC a lo largo de la historia". elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  13. ↑ García, Javiera (29 August 2025). "Fue campeón en Chile, se fue a Estados Unidos y vivió un calvario por culpa de Trump". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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