Pablo Contreras

I have a soft spot for unglamorous defenders, and Pablo Contreras is exactly my kind of player. A Santiago-born centre back who came up through Colo-Colo, won a Chilean title in 1997, and took an Olympic bronze at Sydney, he built a career on doing the thankless work. His versatility at right back tells me he was the sort of professional managers trust without fanfare. Strikers get the headlines, but a back line needs men like this to function. To me Contreras embodies the quiet durability of the South American export who simply kept showing up and competing in Europe.

Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo konˈtɾeɾas]; born 11 September 1978) is a Chilean retired footballer, who played as a centre back or even as a right back. Contreras began his career at Colo-Colo. He earned his first senior honours in 1997, winning the Chilean Primera División title. He also won an Olympic bronze medal with Chile in the Sydney Games.

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Name (English)

Pablo Contreras

Name (Japanese)

パブロ・コントレラス

Reading

ぱぶろ・こんとれらす

Born

September 11, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Blood type

Private

Height

181 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Santiago Metropolitan Region
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.