Juan Enrique Carreño López (born September 16, 1968) is a retired Chilean football forward. He was nicknamed Candonga.
Player career
Club career
A product of Colo-Colo youth system,[1] Carreño played mostly of his career in Chilean clubs, but in 1994 he had short spell in Mexican team Pumas de la UNAM.[2] He was known for his hard temper, which was noted in a match between Huachipato and Provincial Osorno in September 1998, where he punched the rival goalkeeper Hernán Caputto.[3]
For the adult team, Carreño made 10 appearances between 1993 and 1998.[5] Carreño scored a goal against Bolivia in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers that qualified Chile for the 1998 World Cup.[6] However, he was not selected for the final squad that went to France.
Coaching career
From 2009 to 2011, he was the head coach of Colchagua in the Chilean Tercera A.[7] In 2012 he assumed as the coach of General Velásquez and returned to the club in 2015, when he had to leave the charge because of health issues.[8]
Personal life
He is well-known by his nickname Candonga, due to his liking for parties and nocturnal life.[9]