Nelson Sanhueza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Humberto Sanhueza Graavendaal | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1970 | Universidad Católica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1977 | Universidad Católica | 81 | (10) |
1977–1979 | Monterrey | ||
1979–1980 | Universidad Católica | 25 | (1) |
1980–1982 | Atlético Potosino | ||
1982–1985 | Puebla | ||
1985–1987 | Atlético Potosino | ||
1987–1988 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
International career | |||
1974 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
1976 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Irlandés FC | |||
Toros Neza (assistant) | |||
1997 | Tigres UANL (assistant) | ||
2000 | Toros Neza | ||
Atlético Zacatepec | |||
2004 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
2010 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
2019 | Jabatos Nuevo León | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nelson Humberto Sanhueza Graavendaal (born 1 May 1952) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Mexico.[1]
Club career
[edit]A product of the Universidad Católica youth system,[2] he made appearances for the club from 1971[3] to 1977,[4] with a stint in the Segunda División from 1974 to 1975, winning the league title in 1975.[5] He also played for them in 1979–80 after a stint in Mexico.[6]
In Mexico, he played for Monterrey (1977–79), where he came thanks to the Chilean coach Fernando Riera,[7] Atlético Potosino (1980–82, 1985–87),[8] where he coincided with his compatriot Luis Castro,[9][10] Puebla (1982–1985) and Correcaminos UAT (1987–88). [6]
As some achievements, he scored the goal number thousand for Monterrey[2] and won the league title with Puebla in the 1982–83 season.[11]
International career
[edit]Sanhueza made two appearances in friendly matches for the Chile senior team in 1976.[12] Previously, in 1974 he played in a 1–0 win against Argentina where both squads were made up by players from the second level of each league system.[13]
Coaching career
[edit]Sanhueza began his career as coach of Irlandés FC [es] and as assistant in both Toros Neza and Tigres UANL.[2] As head coach, he has led Toros Neza, Atlético Zacatepec, Correcaminos UAT[14] and Jabatos Nuevo León.[15]
Political views
[edit]Sanhueza took part of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualized youth event held in the summit of Cerro Chacarillas [es] in Santiago, Chile on 9 July 1977 organised by the military dictatorship of Chile.[16]
Honours
[edit]Universidad Católica
Puebla
References
[edit]- ^ "Nelson Sanhueza :: Nelson Sanhueza Graavendaal ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Ledezma, Carlos Alberto (12 December 2022). "Nelson Sanhueza: Estuvo a punto de ser tigre". vLex (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Universidad Catolica 1971 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Universidad Catolica 1977 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Edición – Segunda División 1975". Goles son Amores (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Universidad Católica - Plantilla 1979/1980". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "LOS CHILENOS EN LA HISTORIA DE RAYADOS". www.rayados.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "ATLÉTICO POTOSINO Club de Fútbol". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ (Atlético Potosino Club de Fútbol, A.C.)Historia on Facebook (in Spanish). 6 February 2012.Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Díaz Hernández, Julián (17 May 2021). "El adiós a un vallense de Primera: "Pericles" Palomares". www.juliandiaz.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Moreno, Carlos (May 2008). "Equipo Campeón 1982-1983". Club Puebla FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Nelson Sanhueza". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Los 70 años de la creación del ascenso profesional (parte II)". Asifuch (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Nelson Sanhueza es nuevo estratega de Correcaminos". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ @RafaDato2 (6 October 2019). "Las maravillas de la Tercera División" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Alvarado Leyton, Matías (16 February 2018). "El acto de Chacarillas de 1977. A 40 años de un ritual decisivo para la dictadura cívico-militar chilena". Nuevo Mundo Mundos Nuevos (in Spanish). doi:10.4000/nuevomundo.71900. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Nelson Sanhueza at WorldFootball.net
- Nelson Sanhueza at PlaymakerStats.com
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Atlético Potosino footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Liga MX players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Men's association football defenders
- Chilean football managers
- Chilean expatriate football managers
- Correcaminos UAT managers
- Liga MX managers
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico