Claudio Núñez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Caamaño.

Claudio Núñez

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Patricio Núñez Caamaño
Date of birth	16 October 1975 (1975-10-16) (age 36)
Place of birth	Valparaíso, Chile
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993-1996	Santiago Wanderers	31	(7)
1996-2001	Tigres UANL	94	(40)
1998	→ Universidad Católica (loan)	5	(1)
2001	Al-Shoalah	-	(-)
2002	Tigres UANL	5	(0)
2002	Puebla FC	12	(2)
2003	Al-Shoalah	-	(-)
2003-2005	Tigres UANL	-	(-)
2005	Unión Española	13	(2)
2006-2007	Tigres UANL	-	(-)
2007	Tigres Los Mochis	16	(3)
2008	Everton	2	(0)
National team
1996–2003	Chile	31	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 january 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Claudio Patricio Núñez Camaño (born October 16, 1975 in Valparaiso) is a Chilean football former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "El Diablo", which means, "the Devil".

He made his name playing for Tigres UANL, where he had his most success.

He played for Santiago Wanderers and for Universidad Católica, and arrived to Monterrey, Mexico to play with Tigres in 1996. Tigres had just been privatized after a crisis that ended with the team's relegation to Primera División A.

His incredible number of goals in Tigres quickly made him a team hero. He was instrumental in returning Tigres to the First Division.

He played 10 seasons with Tigres, 8 in First Division, in which he scored over 40 goals.

He played many Clásico Regiomontano matches, against Tigres arch-rival Rayados de Monterrey. He became the maximum scorer in the history of Tigres for these kind of matches, with eight goals. His record was tied by Walter Gaitán in January 2007.

An injury separated him from the fields, and Tigres consequently separated him from the team in 2001. In 2002 he moved to play with Puebla F.C., a team that has been relegated to Primera División A.

He used to wear the number 16 on his back for every match he played.

In 2005 he played his first Copa Libertadores de América with Tigres, where he scored some goals.

Nuñez has also played for Unión Española in Chile and Al-Shoalah in Saudi Arabia.

For his country Nuñez played 31 matches scoring 4 goals between 1996 and 2003.

A farewell Clásico Regiomontano match where Nuñez will play with special guests from Tigres and Monterrey is scheduled for August 4, 2009 at the Estadio Universitario, Tigres' home stadium.

References

• playerhistory

Persondata
Name	Nunez, Claudio
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Short description
Date of birth	October 16, 1975
Place of birth	Valparaíso, Chile
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