Eric Godoy

Eric Orlando Godoy Zepeda (born 26 March 1987) is a Chilean former football defender.

Eric Godoy
Photograph of Eric Godoy, Santiago Wanderers first team player. 2010
Personal information
Full name Eric Orlando Godoy Zepeda
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Place of birth Valparaiso, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Academia Erasmo Zúñiga
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2013 Santiago Wanderers 102 (6)
2013–2014 San Marcos 14 (0)
2014 Ottawa Fury
2015 Deportes La Serena 13 (3)
2015–2018 Curicó Unido 70 (5)
2019 Cobresal 18 (2)
2020–2022 Universidad de Concepción 82 (4)
International career
2007 Chile U20 7 (0)
2011 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Debuted in 2005 at the First Team and was a little like winning a place holder with great performances which led him to be called up to the national team.[1]

Fighting a post holder, together with their colleagues who serve as a central defender but also the DT Jorge Aravena puts it as midfielder, a position that was playing throw the José Sulantay process of FIFA U-20 World Cup.

National Team

At the time, was pre-selectioned sub 17 (2005). Moreover, in the presence sum Valparaiso team that participated in the Binacionals Goames of 2003.

Besides records attendances in the selection chilena sub 20 in the South American sub-20, 2007 (in the 4–2 victory over Peru as alternate) and friendly matches to prepare for it. He was a key player as the link connecting to the defense and midfield in Chile in 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.[1] He played in 5 of 7 matches during the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

At senior level, he made one appearance in a friendly match against Paraguay in 2011.[3]

Personal life

After his retirement, he and his family moved to Montreal, Canada, since his wife is Chilean-Canadian.[4]

Honours

References

  1. "Éric GODOY". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. Eric GodoyFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "Eric Godoy". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. Ortega, Pablo (2 March 2023). "Fue tercero el 2007, conoció a su esposa en el Mundial y se fue a Canadá: "Nuestro futuro está acá"". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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