Rodrigo Alejandro Sanhueza Godoy (born 21 October 1977) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Indonesia. He also was a Chile international beach soccer player.

Club career

A product of

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

youth system, Sanhueza made appearances for the first team in

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

and

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. As an anecdote, he took part in the first derby against Universidad Católica played in the

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, alongside players such as Luis Mena,

Pablo Contreras Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (; born 11 September 1978) is a Chilean retired footballer who last played for Melbourne Victory and the Chile national football team as a centre back or even as a right back. Contreras began his career at Colo-Colo ...

and

Nicolás Córdova Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (, born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. He is the manager of Al-Rayyan. Playing career Córdova began his career in Colo-Colo of Chile in the top flight. He played fr ...

. In Chile, he after played for

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, Deportes Concepción and

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. Abroad, he played in Indonesia for

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in 2003 and

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in 2004.

International career

Following his retirement as a football player, he represented the Chile beach soccer team from 2008 to 2011. In 2009, he took part in the

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, alongside retired professional footballers such as Cristian Olivares,

Rodrigo Cuevas Rodrigo Eduardo Cuevas González (born 18 September 1973 in Quintero) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Cuevas played for Chilean clubs Santiago Wanderers (1994–1997 and 2000), Santiago Morning (1998–1999 an ...

, , Germán Osorio and Carlos Medina, with

Miguel Ángel Gamboa Miguel Ángel Luis Gamboa Pedemonte (born June 21, 1951) is a former football striker from Chile. Career He represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number 21 jersey. He also played for several clubs in Chile, inc ...

as coach. In 2010, they won the Copa Latina after defeating

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, being named the best player of the tournament.

Personal life

As a beach soccer player, he was nicknamed ''El Acróbata'' (The Acrobat).

Honours

Colo-Colo *

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(3): 1996, 1997 Clausura,

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(1): 1996 Chile (beach soccer) * Copa Latina (1): 2010

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanhueza, Rodrigo 1977 births Living people Footballers from Temuco Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Colo-Colo footballers Santiago Morning footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Persib Bandung players Persigo Gorontalo players Deportes Temuco footballers Chilean Primera División players Indonesian Premier Division players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Men's association football midfielders