Carlos Alberto Garrido Opazo (born January 6, 1977, in Talca, Chile)[1] is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Garrido Opazo | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-01-06) January 6, 1977 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Talca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Rangers | 22 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Universidad de Chile | 56 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Rangers | 65 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Audax Italiano | 197 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | Rangers | 32 | (2) |
| Total | 372 | (17) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career playing for his hometown team Rangers in 1997.[2] In 2001, he moved to Universidad de Chile before returning to Rangers for a season. In 2006, he moved to Audax Italiano where he was a regular with the first team, returning to Rangers in 2013.[3] Garrido became the team captain of Audax Italiano at the beginning of 2008 when teammate Carlos Villanueva refused to the post because of a dispute he had with the team's administration.[4] In August 2014, he retired from football due to a thrombophilia detected in 2013.[5] In total, he has more than 200 games in the Chilean Primera División.
Since December 2021, he works as Sport Director of Rangers de Talca.[2]