Nelson Sandoval

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Nelson Sandoval
Personal information
Full name Nelson Antonio Sandoval Villanueva
Date of birth (1970-01-20) 20 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1993 Colo-Colo 8 (0)
1990–1991Deportes Temuco (loan)
1992Deportes Concepción (loan) 21 (3)
1993Magallanes (loan)
1993Provincial Osorno (loan) 13 (2)
1994 Coquimbo Unido 18 (3)
1995 Audax Italiano 16 (2)
1996 Aurich-Cañaña
1997 Unión Santa Cruz
1999 Unión San Felipe 10 (2)
International career
1992 Chile U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Antonio Sandoval Villanueva (born 20 January 1970) is a former Chilean professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Peru.

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Club career

A product of Colo-Colo, Sandoval made his professional debut in 1988 and won four titles with them. [1] [2] In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Deportes Concepción, Provincial Osorno and Coquimbo Unido. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In the Chilean second level, he played for Deportes Temuco, Magallanes, [7] Audax Italiano, [8] Unión Santa Cruz and Unión San Felipe, his last club. [4] [5] [6] A historical player of Deportes Temuco, he became the top goalscorer in 1991 and won the 1991 Segunda División. [9]

Abroad, he had a stint with Peruvian club Aurich-Cañaña in the 1996 Torneo Descentralizado. [6]

International career

Sandoval represented Chile in the 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. [10] [6]

Personal life

In 2023, his left leg was amputated due to complications with diabetes. [1] [11] [12]

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