Nelson Humberto Sanhueza Graavendaal (born 1 May 1952) is a Chilean former professional

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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

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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

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(1977–79), where he came thanks to the Chilean coach

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(1980–82, 1985–87), where he coincided with his compatriot Luis Castro,

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(1982–1985) and

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(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 and as assistant in both

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and

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. As head coach, he has led

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and Jabatos Nuevo León.

Political views

Sanhueza took part of

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, a ritualized youth event held in the summit of in Santiago, Chile on 9 July 1977 organised by the

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Honours

Universidad Católica * Segunda División de Chile:

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Puebla *

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: 1982–83

References

External links

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