Nelson Sanhueza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanhueza and the second or maternal family name is Graavendaal.

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]

Nelson Sanhueza

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Humberto Sanhueza Graavendaal
Date of birth	(1952-05-01) 1 May 1952 (age 72)
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

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

• Segunda División de Chile: 1975

Puebla

• Primera División de México: 1982–83

References

1. "Nelson Sanhueza :: Nelson Sanhueza Graavendaal ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
2. Ledezma, Carlos Alberto (12 December 2022). "Nelson Sanhueza: Estuvo a punto de ser tigre". vLex (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
3. "Universidad Catolica 1971 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
4. "Universidad Catolica 1977 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
5. "Edición – Segunda División 1975". Goles son Amores (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
6. "Universidad Católica - Plantilla 1979/1980". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
7. "LOS CHILENOS EN LA HISTORIA DE RAYADOS". www.rayados.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
8. "ATLÉTICO POTOSINO Club de Fútbol". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
9. (Atlético Potosino Club de Fútbol, A.C.)Historia on Facebook (in Spanish). 6 February 2012.Retrieved 13 March 2023.
10. Díaz Hernández, Julián (17 May 2021). "El adiós a un vallense de Primera: "Pericles" Palomares". www.juliandiaz.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
11. Moreno, Carlos (May 2008). "Equipo Campeón 1982-1983". Club Puebla FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
12. "Nelson Sanhueza". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
13. "Los 70 años de la creación del ascenso profesional (parte II)". Asifuch (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
14. "Nelson Sanhueza es nuevo estratega de Correcaminos". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
15. @RafaDato2 (6 October 2019). "Las maravillas de la Tercera División" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022 – via Twitter.
16. 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

• Nelson Sanhueza at WorldFootball.net
• Nelson Sanhueza at PlaymakerStats.com