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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Humberto Sanhueza Graavendaal | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1952 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
Universidad Católica
Puebla
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