Gerardo Navarrete

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| name = Gerardo Navarrete

| image =

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| fullname = Gerardo Ignacio Navarrete Barrientos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Penco, Chile

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Cobreloa

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Universidad de Concepción

| years1 = 2009–2014 | clubs1 = Universidad de Concepción | caps1 = 46 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2017 | clubs2 = Granada B | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = → Cádiz (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Hércules | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2018–2021 | clubs5 = O'Higgins | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = → Unión Española (loan) | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = Deportes Concepción | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = Trasandino | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 2024 | clubs10= Manchego | caps10= 19 | goals10= 1

| years11= 2025– | clubs11= Cobreloa | caps11= 0 | goals11= 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = Chile U17

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 27 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Gerardo Ignacio Navarrete Barrientos (born 14 July 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cobreloa.

Club career

Born in Penco, Navarrete joined Universidad de Concepción youth setup at a young age. He made his first-team debut on 22 November 2009, aged only 15, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Colo Colo.{{cite web |url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/colo-colo/colo-colo-dio-vuelta-un-dificil-partido-y-derroto-a-universidad-de-concepcion/2009-11-22/185644.html|title=Colo Colo dio vuelta un difícil partido y derrotó a Universidad de Concepción|trans-title=Colo Colo comebacks a difficult match and defeats Universidad de Concepción|language=|publisher=Cooperativa|date=22 November 2009|accessdate=20 June 2014}} At the Concepción–based side he won the Primera B title (second tier) in 2013.

On 18 June 2014 Navarrete moved abroad and joined Spanish side Granada CF B, being immediately loaned to Cádiz CF for a year.{{cite web|url=http://web.cadizcf.com/noticia/12915/gerardo-navarrete-primer-fichaje-del-cadiz-cf|title=Gerardo Navarrete, primer fichaje del Cádiz CF|trans-title=Gerardo Navarrete, Cádiz CF's first signing|language=Spanish|publisher=Cádiz's official website|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=20 June 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025413/http://web.cadizcf.com/noticia/12915/gerardo-navarrete-primer-fichaje-del-cadiz-cf|url-status=dead}}

In July 2023, he signed with Trasandino de Los Andes.{{cite web |title=Sirvió el llamado por Instagram: Fernando Cordero encontró equipo en tiempo récord |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/2023/07/28/sirvio-el-llamado-por-instagram-fernando-cordero-encontro-equipo-en-tiempo-record/ |website=En Cancha |access-date=28 July 2023 |language=es |date=28 July 2023}}

In 2024, Navarrete returned to Spain and signed with Manchego in the Segunda Federación.{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Jorge |title=De Chile a Europa: exseleccionado nacional sorprende y jugará en la Cuarta División del fútbol español |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/2024/02/02/de-chile-a-europa-exseleccionado-nacional-sorprende-y-jugara-en-la-cuarta-division-del-futbol-espanol/ |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=En Cancha |date=2 February 2024 |language=es}}{{cite instagram |user=cdmanchegocr |postid=C22X3RUCH5B |title=OFICIAL - FICHAJE - GERARDO NAVARRETE ⚪ |date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=es}}

Back in Chile, Navarrete joined Cobreloa for the 2025 season.{{cite news |last1=Zúñiga |first1=Alfonso |title=Cobreloa no para de reforzarse en Primera B: FIRMA a jugador que viene desde Europa |url=https://redgol.cl/chile/cobreloa-rompe-el-mercado-de-primera-b-y-anuncia-refuerzo-que-viene-desde-europa |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=RedGol |date=27 December 2024 |language=es}}

International career

Navarrete represented Chile U17 at the 2010 South American Games.{{cite web |title=Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Suramericanos |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-juegos-suramericanos.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=10 November 2023 |language=es}}