Alfonso Sepúlveda
Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres (3 April 1939 – 12 August 2021) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 2021 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Viña del Mar, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1964 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1966–1967 | Unión Española | ||
| 1968–1970 | Huachipato | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Chile | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974 | The Strongest | ||
| 1978 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1981–1982 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1983–1984 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1985–1986 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1986 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1987 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1992 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 1993–1994 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1995–1997 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 1997–1998 | Unión La Calera | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Santiago,[1] Sepúlveda began his career with Universidad de Chile, scoring 14 goals in 138 games for the club between 1959 and 1964, which included winning three national championships.[2] He later played for Unión Española and Huachipato.[1] He also earned 4 international caps for the Chilean national team, scoring a one goal.[1]
Coaching career
In his coaching career, he is better known by managed Unión La Calera on differents steps, having gotten promotion to the Chilean Primera División after winning the 1984 Segunda División de Chile.[3] In addition, he coached Deportes La Serena,[4] Deportes Antofagasta and Deportes Puerto Montt in Chile[5] and The Strongest in Bolivia.[6]
Personal life
He was nicknamed Chepo.[5]
Since 1999 he made his home in Nogales, Chile, spending time as a football commentator for the local radio Radio La Calera.[5] He died in a nursing home in Viña del Mar from heart failure, aged 82.[2]
References
- "Alfonso Sepúlveda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Falleció Alfonso 'Chepo' Sepúlveda, histórico exjugador del "Ballet Azul"". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile. 12 August 2021.
- "Colegio de Entrenadores lamenta el fallecimiento de Alfonso "Chepo" Sepúlveda". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- "José Luis Álvarez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- "Falleció Alfonso "Chepo" Sepúlveda, ex entrenador de U. La Calera y seleccionado nacional". El Observador (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- "Los chilenos que han dirigido en el extranjero" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2022.