Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez (born 2 October 1973) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Colo-Colo | 6 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Ñublense (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 1997 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Ñublense | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Minervén | ||
| 1999 | O'Higgins | 17 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Coquimbo Unido | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Chile U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA product of Colo-Colo youth system, Villegas made his debut in the 1991 Copa Chile.[1][2] At league level, he made six appearances in 1996.[3]
In his homeland, he also played for Ñublense,[4] Deportes Puerto Montt,[5] O'Higgins, where he came alongside Carlos Vega, with whom he also coincided in Colo-Colo and Deportes Puerto Montt,[6] and Coquimbo Unido, where he retired in 2001.[1]
International career
editVillegas represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1992 South American Championship, alongside players such as Francisco Rojas, Marcelo Salas and Clarence Acuña.[8]
After football
editHe served as both Director (2002–08) and Secretary (2008–16) of SIFUP [es], the trade union of professional football players in Chile, with Carlos Soto as President.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Guajardo, Rodrigo (25 November 2016). "Colo Colo y Santiago Morning abrieron reñida votación del Sifup". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Copa Chile 1991 - Estadísticas". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Colo Colo 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (17 August 2022). "La hazaña de Chillán: cuando un modesto Ñublense eliminó al todopoderoso Colo Colo en una llave de Copa Chile". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Puerto Montt 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Historia - EL RETORNO A LA SERIE DE HONOR". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Calvo, Rodrigo (2 November 1998). "Buzón de Rodrigo". La Nación (in Spanish). La Nación (Costa Rica). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Directivas Sifup". sifup.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Ministro (S) del Trabajo se reúne con Sifup y anuncia medidas para resguardar salud de futbolistas por partidos al mediodía". www.mintrab.gob.cl (in Spanish). Ministry of Labor (Chile). 9 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Los nueve candidatos que irán por la presidencia del Sifup" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
edit- Sergio Villegas at BeSoccer