Nelson Sanhueza

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Nelson Sanhueza
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Full name Nelson Humberto Sanhueza Graavendaal
Date of birth (1952-05-01) 1 May 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1969–1970 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

Contents

Club career

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

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

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

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

Universidad Católica

Puebla

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