Alfonso Sepúlveda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Date of death | 12 August 2021 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Viña del Mar, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1964 | Universidad de Chile | ||
1966–1967 | Unión Española | ||
1968–1970 | Huachipato | ||
National team | |||
1961–1964 | Chile | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres (3 April 1939 – 12 August 2021) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career[]
Born in Santiago,[1] Sepúlveda began his career with Universidad de Chile, scoring 14 goals in 138 games for the club between 1959 and 1964, which included winning three national championships.[2] He later played for Unión Española and Huachipato.[1] He also earned 4 international caps for the Chilean national team.[1]
He died in a nursing home in Viña del Mar from heart failure, aged 82.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Alfonso Sepúlveda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Falleció Alfonso 'Chepo' Sepúlveda, histórico exjugador del "Ballet Azul"". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile. 12 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2021 deaths
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- C.D. Huachipato footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean football biography stubs