José Luis Sierra

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Personal information
José Luis Sierra
Full name	José Luis Sierra Pando
Date of birth	5 December 1968 (1968-12-05) (age 39)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	5 ft 11 in (181cm)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Unión Española
Number	10
Youth clubs
1985-1988	Unión Española
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1994 1995 1996-1998 1999 1999-2001 2002-present	Unión Española Real Valladolid Unión Española São Paulo FC Colo-Colo UANL Tigres Colo-Colo Unión Española	3 (0) 30 (7) 8 (0) 77 (25) 13 (1) 67 (17) 206 (52)
National team²
1991-2000	Chile	53 (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

José Luis Sierra Pando (born December 5, 1968 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for the Chilean club Unión Española. He studied in the Colegio Hispano Americano, that belong to Spanish residents in Chile.

Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española on November of 1988 against the Universidad de Chile. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to Real Valladolid in Spain. However during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused Sierra to return Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chilean national team. Sierra won the championship with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993.

He than spent three successful years with Colo-Colo, which saw his team capture the championship in all three seasons. Currently Sierra has found his way back to Unión Española making a stop in between to play with UANL Tigres in Mexico for one season. He captured the Golden Boot in Chile (awarded to the best professional football player in Chile) in 2004 and 2005.

Sierra was capped 53 times and scored 8 goals for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 2000. He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal on a free-kick against Cameroon.

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Career history at National Football Teams

v • d • e Chile squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Tapia • 2 Castañeda • 3 Fuentes • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Marcelo Ramírez • 13 Neira • 14 Miguel Ramírez • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Vega • 18 Musrri • 19 Cornejo • 20 Estay • 21 Barrera • 22 Tejas • Coach: Acosta

v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 1999

1 Marcelo Ramírez • 2 Palacios • 3 Miguel Ramírez • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Tapia • 13 Vargas • 14 Cartes • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Núñez • 18 González • 19 Valencia • 20 Estay • 21 Contreras • 22 Pizarro • Coach: Acosta