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Chilean footballer (born 1952)

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

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.

Club career

A product of the Universidad Católica youth system, he made appearances for the club from 1971 to 1977, with a stint in the Segunda División from 1974 to 1975, winning the league title in 1975. He also played for them in 1979–80 after a stint in Mexico.

In Mexico, he played for Monterrey (1977–79), where he came thanks to the Chilean coach Fernando Riera, Atlético Potosino (1980–82, 1985–87), where he coincided with his compatriot Luis Castro, Puebla (1982–1985) and Correcaminos UAT (1987–88).

As some achievements, he scored the goal number thousand for Monterrey and won the league title with Puebla in the 1982–83 season.

International career

Sanhueza made two appearances in friendly matches for the Chile senior team in 1976. 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.

Coaching career

Sanhueza began his career as coach of Irlandés FC and as assistant in both Toros Neza and Tigres UANL. As head coach, he has led Toros Neza, Atlético Zacatepec, Correcaminos UAT and Jabatos Nuevo León.

Political views

Sanhueza took part of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualized youth event held in the summit of Cerro Chacarillas in Santiago, Chile on 9 July 1977 organised by the military dictatorship of Chile.

Honours

Universidad Católica

Puebla

References

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