Alfonso Sepúlveda

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Alfonso Sepúlveda
Alfonso Sepulveda, Estadio, 1960-01-28 (870).jpg
Sepúlveda in 1960.
Personal information
Full name Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres [1]
Date of birth(1939-04-03)3 April 1939
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 12 August 2021(2021-08-12) (aged 82)
Place of death Viña del Mar, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1964 Universidad de Chile
1966–1967 Unión Española
1968–1970 Huachipato
International career
1961–1964 Chile 4 (1)
Managerial career
1974–1975 The Strongest
1976 Deportes Concepción
1977–1978 Deportes La Serena
1981 Rangers
1981–1982 Unión La Calera
1983 Deportes Linares
1983–1984 Unión La Calera
1985–1986 Unión La Calera
1986 Deportes Antofagasta
1987 Unión La Calera
1992 Deportes Puerto Montt
1993–1994 Unión La Calera
1995–1997 Deportes Puerto Montt
1997–1998 Unión La Calera
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres (3 April 1939 – 12 August 2021) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Born in Santiago, [1] Sepúlveda began his career with Universidad de Chile, scoring 14 goals in 138 games for the club between 1959 and 1964, which included winning three national championships. [2] He later played for Unión Española and Huachipato. [1] He also earned 4 international caps for the Chile national team, scoring a one goal. [1]

Coaching career

In his coaching career, he is better known by managed Unión La Calera on differents steps, having gotten promotion to the Chilean Primera División after winning the 1984 Segunda División de Chile. [3] In addition, he coached Deportes Concepción, Deportes La Serena, [4] Deportes Linares, Rangers, [5] Deportes Antofagasta and Deportes Puerto Montt in Chile [6] and The Strongest in Bolivia. [7]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Chepo. [6]

He was the cousin of the also Chile international footballer, Nelson Torres. In addition, his cousins Jorge Torres, older brother of Nelson, and José Failla Torres were professional footballers: Jorge played for Universidad de Chile and Palestino and José played for Ferrobádminton  [ es ]. Another cousins played football at different levels: Hugo and Rodi Torres, younger brothers of Nelson, and Sergio Torres. [8]

Since 1999 he made his home in Nogales, Chile, spending time as a football commentator for the local radio Radio La Calera. [6] [5] He died in a nursing home in Viña del Mar from heart failure, aged 82. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alfonso Sepúlveda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Falleció Alfonso 'Chepo' Sepúlveda, histórico exjugador del "Ballet Azul"". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile. 12 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Colegio de Entrenadores lamenta el fallecimiento de Alfonso "Chepo" Sepúlveda". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "José Luis Álvarez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Obituario" (PDF). Anuario 2021 del Fútbol Chileno. Santiago, Chile: ASIFUCH: 575. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Falleció Alfonso "Chepo" Sepúlveda, ex entrenador de U. La Calera y seleccionado nacional". El Observador (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Los chilenos que han dirigido en el extranjero" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "VOCACIÓN DE MEDIO CAMPO" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 13 October 1966. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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