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Nelson Sandoval

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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Colo-Colo 8 (0)
1990–1991 → Deportes Temuco (loan)
1992 → Deportes Concepción (loan) 21 (3)
1993 → Magallanes (loan)
1993 → Provincial 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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Zamorano, Javier (19 December 2023). "Le amputaron una pierna y rogó por ayuda: exjugador de Colo Colo 'liquida' a Sifup por nula asistencia". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ Otárola López, Javier (4 September 2023). "Amputado de su pierna: Canterano y campeón con Colo Colo pide AYUDA para su tratamiento". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Coquimbo 1994 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sánchez Sanhueza, Ítalo (4 September 2023). ""Su prótesis sale un millón y medio": revelan complejo estado de salud de exjugador de Colo Colo". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Nelson Sandoval 27 Goles Recopilados on YouTube (in Spanish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d ""Nadie me ha llamado": Ex Colo-Colo sufre amputación de su pierna y denuncia abandono por parte del Sifup". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Magallanes 93: La filial de Colo Colo que ilusionaba, pero se fue a Tercera por escritorio". Pelotudos.cl (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Audax Italiano 1995 - Segunda Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Exgoleador albiverde inicía campaña para comprar una prótesis". litoralpress.cl (in Spanish). El Austral de La Araucanía. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ^ Valenzuela, Nicolás (4 September 2023). ""Para tener una vida un poquito más normal": el dramático llamado de ex jugador de Colo Colo". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  11. ^ Madariaga, Carlos (18 May 2023). "El complejo estado de salud del exfutbolista Nelson Sandoval que confronta al Sifup con Marcelo León". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  12. ^ Molina, Geraldine (12 September 2023). "Claudio BRAVO envía TREMENDO aporte a Nelson Sandoval por su estado de SALUD". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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