Cristian Olivares

Cristian Andrés Olivares López (born 23 May 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for clubs in Chile and Indonesia. He also was a Chile international beach soccer and futsal player.

Club career A product of Deportes Antofagasta youth system, he played for Magallanes from 1995 to 1999, winning the .

After a stint with Coquimbo Unido in 1999, he joined Colo-Colo in 2000. Despite he made appearances in friendly matches and the during the preseason, he made no appearances in the league. Then he returned to Coquimbo Unido until 2001, playing after for Deportes Temuco and Deportes Antofagasta. for Persekabpas Pasuruan, Petrokimia Putra and Persema Malang.

International career Following his retirement as a football player, he represented the Chile beach soccer team in both the 2008 and the 2009 South American Championships, alongside retired professional footballers such as Rodrigo Sanhueza, Rodrigo Cuevas, , Germán Osorio and Carlos Medina, with Miguel Ángel Gamboa as coach. In 2010, he also won the XI Copa Latina.

In 2010, he also represented the Chile futsal team in the South American Games,

Post-retirement Olivares graduated as a PE teacher at the Alberto Hurtado University

He was nicknamed Chico (Little)

Chile (beach soccer) Copa Latina: 2010

Individual Best Amateur Player of the Season: 1995