Cristián Flores

Cristián Flores
Personal information
Full name	Cristián Antonio Flores Vásquez
Date of birth	5 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Valparaíso, Chile
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1998	Santiago Wanderers
1998	Everton
1999	Santiago Morning
2000	Colo-Colo
2001	Atlante
2001	Irapuato
International career
1997–2000	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristián Antonio Flores Vásquez (born 5 March 1972) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.

He played for Chilean and Mexican clubs while representing the Chile national team at international level.

Personal life[edit]

Flores is better known by his nickname Pistola (Gun) what was given when he was a child due to the fact that he wanted a toy gun for Christmas and his mother gave him a carved wooden gun.^[1]

He is the father of the professional footballer Kevin Flores^[es].^[2]

He started a football academy in Valparaíso called Pistola Flores like him what generated controversies due to the fact that the logo have a gun.^[3]

In 2017, he took part of the season 3 of the TV program Masterchef Chile.^[1]

Honours[edit]

Santiago Wanderers

Segunda División: 1995

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Retamal, Rodrigo (6 March 2017). "Jugadores del recuerdo: ¡Volvió el Pistola Flores!" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Trece hijos de jugadores noventeros que son protagonistas del fútbol chileno". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ Pérez, Juan Carlos (26 July 2016). "Critican a 'Pistola' Flores por el logo de su escuela de fútbol: "No lo voy a cambiar"". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

External links[edit]

Cristián Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
Cristián Flores at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)

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[retamal-1] Retamal, Rodrigo (6 March 2017). "Jugadores del recuerdo: ¡Volvió el Pistola Flores!" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[2] "Trece hijos de jugadores noventeros que son protagonistas del fútbol chileno". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[3] Pérez, Juan Carlos (26 July 2016). "Critican a 'Pistola' Flores por el logo de su escuela de fútbol: "No lo voy a cambiar"". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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