{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1978)}} {{family name hatnote|Hicks|Castillo|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luis Hicks | image = | fullname = Luis Eduardo Hicks Castillo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|27}} | birth_place = Puerto Natales, Chile | height = 1.78 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1997–2000 | clubs1 = Provincial Osorno | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = Rangers de Talca | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2002–2004 | clubs3 = Unión Española | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004–2006 | clubs4 = PSMS Medan | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = Medan Jaya | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = Persikabo Bogor | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = Sengkang Punggol | caps7 = | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2009–2010 | clubs8 = Woodlands Wellington | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2010–2012 | clubs9 = Medan Chiefs | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 0 }}
'''Luis Eduardo Hicks Castillo''' (born November 27, 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.
==Playing career== Hicks first played for Provincial Osorno, before moving to Rangers de Talca, and Unión Española, all three clubs being in his homeland.<ref name="silva">{{cite web |last1=Silva |first1=Felipe |title=DT chileno en Indonesia: "Si acá alguien se queda en casa, al otro día no tiene qué comer" |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2020/03/23/futbol/1584972296_005539.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=13 November 2022 |language=es |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
His next destination was to be Indonesia, where he played for another three clubs, PSMS Medan, Medan Jaya and Persikabo Bogor<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FChilenosenelM/photos/a.1116635745095306/1116660968426117 Luis Hicks en PSMS Medan] Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook {{inlang|es}}</ref> until 2008 when he moved to Singapore to play for Sengkang Punggol and Woodlands Wellington FC. As a member of PSMS Medan, he won the 2005 Piala Emas Bang Yos (Gold Cup Bang Yos) alongside his compatriots Mario Quiñones, Christian González and Alejandro Tobar.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1116635745095306&type=3 Álbum del Recuerdo:Futbolistas chilenos en Indonesia] Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook {{inlang|es}}</ref>
His last club was Medan Chiefs in Liga Premier Indonesia.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} It is a club that owned by Sihar Sitorus, a businessman tha own Pro Titan FC in Medan, Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Pemain Belanda yang Diklaim WNI di Liga Primer Indonesia 2011 |url=https://www.libero.id/detail/3585/7-pemain-belanda-yang-diklaim-wni-di-liga-primer-indonesia-2011.html |website=Libero.id |access-date=13 November 2022 |language=id |date=13 January 2021}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Following his retirement at the age of 33 in 2011, Hicks began studying to become a football coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex defensa taurino relata su vida en medio de la pandemia en Indonesia |trans-title=Former [?] defender recounts his life amidst the pandemic in Indonesia |url=https://www.soychile.cl/Osorno/Deportes/2020/05/16/654302/Ex-defensa-taurino-relata-su-vida-en-medio-de-la-pandemia-en-Indonesia.aspx |access-date=15 June 2025 |work=Soy Chile |date=16 May 2020 |language=Spanish}}</ref> He has developed a career as coach at youth academies.<ref name="silva"/>
He later coached the football team in ACS Jakarta school. He coached the team during the JSSL Singapore Professional Academy 7s 2024 tournament in the u16 division, where they lost in the quarter finals.<ref name="silva"/>
==Honours== '''PSMS Medan''' * {{ill|Piala Emas Bang Yos|id|vertical-align=sup}} (Gold Cup Bang Yos): {{ill|lt=2005|2005 Piala Emas Bang Yos|id|Piala Emas Bang Yos 2005 (Desember)|vertical-align=sup}} * ACS Honours Day commendation award
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|luis-eduardo-hicks/25031}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Luis}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:People from Puerto Natales Category:Footballers from Magallanes Region Category:Chilean people of English descent Category:Chilean men's footballers Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers Category:Provincial Osorno footballers Category:Rangers de Talca footballers Category:Unión Española footballers Category:PSMS Medan players Category:Medan Jaya F.C. players Category:Persikabo Bogor players Category:Hougang United FC players Category:Woodlands Wellington FC players Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Primera B de Chile players Category:Indonesian Premier Division players Category:Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Category:Singapore Premier League players Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Chilean football managers Category:Chilean expatriate football managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Indonesia