Germán Leandro Sotelo Cárdenas (born 25 April 1986) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Germán Sotelo
Personal information
Full name Germán Leandro Sotelo Cárdenas
Date of birth (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–2003 Lautaro
2003–2004 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Santiago Wanderers
2006 Municipal Limache
2007–2008 Universidad Católica
2009–2011 Lota Schwager 26 (0)
2012 Iberia 8 (0)
2013–2014 Deportes Concepción
2015 CD Iberia
2016 Parroquial Zapallar
Managerial career
Santiago Wanderers (youth)
2022–2023 Playa Ancha University
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Valparaíso, Chile, Sotelo was with Club Deportivo Lautaro before joining the Santiago Wanderers youth system in his hometown.[2][3] He was a member of the first team in the 2005 season.[4]

In his homeland, he also played for Municipal Limache,[5] Universidad Católica,[3] Lota Schwager,[2][6][7] Iberia,[8] Deportes Concepción[9] and Parroquial de Zapallar.[10] As a member of Iberia, he won the 2012 Segunda División Profesional [es].[11][12]

Abroad, he played for Club Deportivo Iberia from New York, United States, in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League in 2015.[3]

At international level, Sotelo was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammate in Lota Schwager, José Huentelaf.[13][14][15]

Coaching career

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A PE teacher from the Playa Ancha University, Sotelo served as coach of the football team in 2022–23, winning the championship of FENAUDE (national university federation).[16][17] He has worked for the Santiago Wanderers youth system as coach of the under-13s as well as goalkeeping coach of the under-17s.[18]

Honours

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Player

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Iberia

Coach

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Playa Ancha University

  • National Championship FENAUDE: 2022[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Germán Sotelo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "A FONDO CON: GERMAN SOTELO". AGUANTELOTA (in Spanish). 30 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Germán SOTELO". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Primera División Apertura 2005". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Visitamos a Católica como únicos punteros". Municipal Limache (in Spanish). 29 August 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "La "U" prueba dos jugadores de Lota Schwager". La Tercera (in Spanish). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Colo Colo sumó su primera victoria en Copa Chile tras golear a Lota Schwager". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "CON GOL DE ARCO A ARCO FERNÁNDEZ VIAL LE GANÓ A DEPORTES IBERIA". ANFP (in Spanish). 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ "DEPORTES CONCEPCIÓN INCORPORÓ A SUS ÚLTIMOS FICHAJES". ANFP (in Spanish). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. ^ "El club Parroquial de Zapallar se llevó el torneo de fútbol Papudana 2016". SoyChile (in Spanish). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  11. ^ "DEPORTES IBERIA SE CORONÓ CAMPEÓN EN TEMUCO". ANFP (in Spanish). 5 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Iberia 2012 - Campeonato 2ª Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Claudio Borghi nomina a 28 jugadores para selección de Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Germán Sotelo y su nominación a la roja: "En la zona hay muy buenos elementos"". SoyChile (in Spanish). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ Munizaga, Sebastián (11 May 2020). "La irrecordable foto que compartió Ignacio González junto a la selección chilena Sub 25 Primera B". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Fútbol hombres UPLA debutó con triunfo en el Fenaude Zona Costa". www.upla.cl (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Hito deportivo: UPLA campeona nacional de fútbol hombres en torneo Fenaude 2022". www.upla.cl (in Spanish). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  18. ^ Germán Sotelo Cárdenas on LinkedIn
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