Germán Patricio Tagle Lara (born 8 January 1975) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or defender for clubs in Chile and the United States. Club career As a youth player, Tagle was with Club Flamenco from LAF (Liga Amigos del Fútbol) in Peñalolén, Santiago. At professional level, having played for both Universidad de Concepción and Magallanes in the Primera B de Chile, Tagle is better known by his stitn with Unión Española from 2000 to 2003 in the top division. In the same division, he after played for Universidad Católica in 2004 and Palestino in 2004–05. Abroad, he played for American side Western Mass Pioneers in 2007 after training with , the trade union of professional football players in Chile. Following his retirement, he has played football at amateur level in clubs such as Unión Santa Emilia from Curacaví and Club Flamenco. Coaching career A football manager graduated at the (National Football Institute), he began his career with the Western Mass Pioneers youth system, at the same time he performed as a player. From 2010 to 2018, he worked as coach at Club Flamenco from LAF (Liga de Amigos del Fútbol), serving also as assistant of in Magallanes in 2017–18. From 2019 to 2021, he also worked alongside Balladares as assistant in the Chile national team at under-15 level and at under-17 level. Personal life His father of the same name, Germán Tagle Santander, is a football coach and director and former player who has served for Club Flamenco for over fifty years. As a player of Universidad de Concepción, he and his fellow footballers César Santis and Arturo Norambuena made up a rock band called Offside. References External links Germán Tagle at SoccerStats.us 1975 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Primera B de Chile players Universidad de Concepción footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Magallanes footballers Chilean Primera División players Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers USL Second Division players Western Mass Pioneers players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football midfielders Association football defenders Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer managers in the United States