Edson Puch
{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Puch|Cortez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Edson Puch
| image = Chile - Germany (5) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Puch playing with Chile at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|04|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Iquique, Chile
| height = 1.69 m[http://www.anfp.cl/jugador/1406/edson-puch Edson Puch]
| position = Winger / Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Deportes Iquique
| clubnumber = 40
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Huachipato
| years1 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = Huachipato
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = Municipal Iquique
| caps2 = 74
| goals2 = 22
| years3 = 2009–2011
| clubs3 = Universidad de Chile
| caps3 = 65
| goals3 = 17
| years4 = 2011–2014
| clubs4 = Al-Wasl
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2012–2013
| clubs5 = → Deportes Iquique (loan)
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = Huracán
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = LDU Quito
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2016–2017
| clubs8 = Necaxa
| caps8 = 35
| goals8 = 15
| years9 = 2017–2019
| clubs9 = Pachuca
| caps9 = 9
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2018
| clubs10 = → Querétaro (loan)
| caps10 = 22
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2019
| clubs11 = → Universidad Católica (loan)
| caps11 = 17
| goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2020–2021
| clubs12 = Universidad Católica
| caps12 = 46
| goals12 = 6
| years13 = 2022
| clubs13 = Deportes Iquique
| caps13 = 9
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2023–
| clubs14 = Deportes Iquique
| caps14 = 7
| goals14 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2017
| nationalteam1 = Chile
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CHI}}}}
{{Medal|W|Copa América Centenario|2016}}
{{Medal|RU|FIFA Confederations Cup|2017}}
| pcupdate = 20 June 2023
}}
Edson Raúl Puch Cortez ({{IPA|es|ˈeðsom ˈputʃ}}; born 9 April 1986) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Deportes Iquique.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Iquique, Puch began his career at hometown Deportes Iquique youth ranks, then moving to Huachipato reserve team in 2003.
In 2008, after two years playing in Talcahuano based–side, he returned to his homeland to play for Iquique where he achieved a third-tier title that season as well as the first-tier promotion the following year. After an impressive season during the 2009 Torneo Apertura being a key player alongside Cristian Bogado, on mid-year, Puch reached a four-year deal with Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile which invested US$850,000 for his rights.{{cite news|title=Edson Puch fue presentado en sociedad como nuevo refuerzo de la U|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/edson-puch-fue-presentado-en-sociedad-como-nuevo-refuerzo-de-la-u/prontus_nots/2009-07-10/213400.html|publisher=Radio Cooperativa|date=2009-01-07}}
He quickly settled as starter playing for The Owls where celebrated a league title in 2011 with Jorge Sampaoli as head coach. However, on 14 May, he accepted an offer from Emirati club Al-Wasl FC for a US$4 million fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.gulfdailymail.com/?p=1489|title=Al Wasl signs Chilean midfielder Edson Puch|access-date=14 May 2011|publisher=Gulf Daily News}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.prensafutbol.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20777:la-u-busca-a-hernandez-ante-la-inminente-partida-de-puch&catid=76:u-de-chile&Itemid=117|title=La 'U' busca a Hernández ante la partida de Puch|access-date=14 May 2011|publisher=Prensa Fútbol}} There Puch was coached by Diego Maradona but only scored one goal in six league games.
=Iquique, UAE & Latin America=
In 2012, he returned to Deportes Iquique on loan. After completing the six-month loan spell in June, he didn't feature in any game during the second half of the year. After he initially returned to Al-Wasl, he was loaned back to Iquique, but the team didn't register him in time. He officially re-joined Iquique in January 2013 after training that period with the team, reappearing in a 1–1 away draw with León for the Copa Libertadores first stage.{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/copa-libertadores/deportes-iquique/deportes-iquique-consiguio-una-importante-igualdad-ante-leon-en-su-debut-por-la-libertadores/2013-01-23/004132.html|title=Deportes Iquique consiguió una importante igualdad ante León en su debut por la Libertadores | date = 23 January 2013 |access-date= 29 August 2016 |publisher=Cooperativa.cl}}
In June 2013 he returned to Al-Wasl. This time Puch scored one goal in ten UAE Arabian Gulf League games. In August 2014, he ended his contract with Emirati club and then signed for Argentina's Huracán as a free agent in January 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/copa-libertadores/grupo-3/edson-puch-se-convirtio-en-refuerzo-de-huracan/2015-02-11/222350.html|title=Edson Puch se convirtió en refuerzo de Huracán | date = 11 February 2015 |access-date= 29 August 2016 |publisher=Emol}} After a season at Parque Patricios-based side, he moved to Ecuadorian giants L.D.U. Quito, led by Claudio Borghi who usually called-up him during their period at Chile national team (2011–2012).{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2016/01/10/767770/Claudio-Borghi-presenta-a-Edson-Puch-como-su-nuevo-refuerzo-en-Liga-Deportiva-Universitaria.html|title=Claudio Borghi presenta a Edson Puch como su nuevo refuerzo en Liga Deportiva Universitaria | date = 10 January 2016 |access-date= 29 August 2016 |publisher=Emol}}
=Necaxa=
After an impressive 2016 Copa América Centenario he joined Liga MX club Necaxa. Helped Necaxa stay in Liga MX after recently being promoted from 2015–16 Ascenso MX season.{{cite web|url=http://chile.as.com/chile/2016/06/08/futbol/1465348829_679090.html|title=Edson Puch fue anunciado como refuerzo del Necaxa | date = 9 July 2016 |access-date= 29 August 2016 |publisher=Cooperativa.cl}} He scored nine goals in his first season in Mexico.
=Pachuca=
On 7 June 2017, C.F. Pachuca announced the signing of Edson Puch from Club Necaxa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.univision.com/deportes/futbol/liga-mx/edson-puch-se-convierte-en-refuerzo-de-los-tuzos-del-pachuca|title=Edson Puch se convierte en refuerzo de los Tuzos del Pachuca|website=univision.com|access-date=2017-06-08}}
=Querétaro=
On 13 December 2017, Querétaro signed Puch on loan from Pachuca, with an option to purchase.
=Deportes Iquique=
On 27 April 2022, Puch announced his retirement from playing after an attack on the players by fans during a training session of Deportes Iquique.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/chile/nota/_/id/10283309/edson-puch-deportes-iquique-retiro-agresion-posteo-redes-sociales|title=Edson Puch anunció su retiro del fútbol profesional|date=27 April 2022|access-date=28 April 2022|language=es}} However, he returned to play for the club in June 2023.{{cite web |last1=Ramírez |first1=Daniel |title=Edson Puch es oficialmente nuevo refuerzo de Deporte Iquique: vuelve tras un año desde que renunció al club |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2023/06/19/edson-puch-es-oficialmente-nuevo-refuerzo-de-deporte-iquique-vuelve-tras-un-ano-desde-que-renuncio-al-club.html |website=ADN |publisher=ADN Radio Chile |access-date=20 June 2023 |language=es |date=19 June 2023}}
International career
In 2009, Puch received a call-up from Marcelo Bielsa to play the Kirin Cup, debuting in a 4–0 loss against Japan as a 46th-minute substitute for Jorge Valdivia. After his first international participation, he was recalled in November for a game with Slovakia at Bratislava. In 2011, during Bielsa's last match as national team coach against United States he played his first full international game during a 1–1 draw.
Puch was named in the 2015 Copa America squad but had to withdraw through injury being replaced by Francisco Silva.{{cite news|title=Soccer-Chile's Puch out of Copa America, replaced by Silva|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-chiles-puch-copa-america-replaced-silva-175027422--sow.html|access-date=17 November 2015|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=5 June 2015}}
Puch scored two goals in the seven-goal match against Mexico in the Copa América Centenario.{{cite news | title=Chile v México; Copa América live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/jun/18/mexico-v-chile-copa-america-live|access-date=19 June 2016}} Later, in the tournament he was part of the Chilean team that ran to the final. He was subbed in the 80th minute of the final against Argentina, which Chile won 4–2 on penalties.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|30 January 2018}}{{Soccerway |id=73463 |accessdate=30 January 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| rowspan="3"|Huachipato
|2005 |9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2006
|9 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total
!18 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Deportes Iquique
|2007 | 38 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 6 |
| 2008 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 11 |
| 2009 | 17 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 6 |
| Total
!74 | 22 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 77 | 23 | |
| rowspan="4"|Universidad de Chile
|2009 |11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2010
|32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 7 | |
| 2011
|22 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 8 | |
| Total
!65 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 86 | 18 | |
| rowspan="3"|Al Wasl
|6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |
| 2013–14
|10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Total
!16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"| → Deportes Iquique (loan)
|2012 |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | |
| 2013
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total
!26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| rowspan="2"| Huracán
|2015 |6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total
!6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| rowspan="2"| LDU Quito
|2016 |15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
| Total
!15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
| rowspan="2"| Necaxa
|35 | 15 | 1 | 1| | |||||
| |36 | 16 | |||||||
| Total
!35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 16 | |
| rowspan="2"|Pachuca
|9 | 2 | 3 | 0| | |||||
| |12 | 2 | |||||||
| Total
!9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 2 | |
| rowspan="2"|Querétaro
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0| | |||||
| |4 | 0 | |||||||
| Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!266 | 63 | 19 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 313 | 68 |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Chile national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Total||19||2 |
International goals
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|+ ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| | 1. | rowspan=2 | 18 June 2016 | rowspan=2 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | rowspan=2 | {{fb|MEX}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 | rowspan=2 | Copa América Centenario |
| | 2. | align=center | 7–0 |
Outside football
Puch has an inherited musical side since both his grandfather, Orlando Cortez, and his mother, Blanca Cortez were musicians and singers. His grandfather was a guitar player and got a band called Orquesta de Ñatito Cortez and his mother competed in the Chilean TV program {{ill|Festival de la una|es|vertical-align=sup}} as a singer.{{cite web |last1=Oyarzún |first1=Marco |title=Edson Puch y su carrera musical: "Ahora que no estoy jugando, me la paso en el estudio" |url=https://www.lacuarta.com/espectaculos/noticia/edson-puch-y-su-carrera-musical-ahora-que-no-estoy-jugando-me-la-paso-en-el-estudio/K5VP3K2KPFERNJW75VEFTPWYLE/ |publisher=La Cuarta |access-date=31 July 2022 |language=es |date=13 June 2022}} At the same time he was a footballer, Puch carried out a musical career. He used the stage name Comando to make music with a blend of reggaeton, rapping and trap.{{cite web |last1=Pardo |first1=Tomás |title=La otra cara de Edson Puch, el Comando |url=https://www.goal.com/es-cl/news/4761/chilenos-por-el-mundo/2015/04/15/10788842/la-otra-cara-de-edson-puch-el-comando |website=www.goal.com |publisher=Goal |language=es |date=15 April 2015}}
Since his retirement from football, he works in his musical studio, The Magic Studio, and has taken the stage name of Edesound, adding elements of Mexican corrido to his songs, what he names corrido tumbado.
Honours
=Club=
;Universidad de Chile
;Huracán
;Universidad Católica
- Primera División de Chile (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
=International=
=Individual=
- Liga MX Best XI: 2016–17
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{BDFA|EDSON-PUCH-38770}}
- {{Soccerway|edson-puch/73463}}
- {{ESPN FC|70398/edson-puch}}
- [http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/20302/ Edson Puch] at Football-Lineups
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