David Andrés Henríquez Espinoza (born 12 July 1977) is a Chilean

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who played as

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. Henríquez recently played for Primera División club Universidad Católica. He is known for his strength, marking and heading ability.

Club career

Colo-Colo

At the end of 2007, Henríquez contract was not renewed with Chilean

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. After the 2007 Clausura championship game, he did not celebrate much with the team as he knew the team was not going to renew his contract. He was injured and could not finish his last game with Colo-Colo. He left the club as one of the most decorated players in club history and was the team's captain. In the 2006 Clausura Tournament, Henríquez led them to the championship, which was the twenty-fifth in Colo-Colo's storied history. He made his professional debut playing defender for Colo-Colo on 11 February 1995.

International career

Henríquez also made appearances with the Chile national team from 2001 to 2003. He was a member of the national squad competing at the

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, which won the bronze medal. Previously, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Outside of football

He was a candidate for the

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in the

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, supported by Progressive Party of Chile.

Honours

Colo-Colo *

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, 1997–C,

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, 2002–C, 2006–A, 2006–C, 2007–A, 2007–C *

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: 1996 *

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runner–up:

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Universidad Católica *

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Chile *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henriquez, David 1977 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Chile Olympic bronze medalists for Chile Chilean Primera División players Colo-Colo footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Primeira Liga players S.C. Beira-Mar players Liga MX players Atlético Morelia players Ascenso MX players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers 2001 Copa América players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Olympic medalists in football Men's association football defenders Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Chilean politicians Chilean sportsperson-politicians Politicians from Santiago