Sergio Villegas

Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez (born 2 October 1973) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villegas and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Sergio Villegas
Personal information
Full name Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez
Date of birth (1973-10-02) 2 October 1973
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) 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)
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

A 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]

Abroad, he played for Venezuelan side Minervén in 1998.[7]

International career

Villegas 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

He served as both Director (2002–08) and Secretary (2008–16) of SIFUP, the trade union of professional football players in Chile, with Carlos Soto as President.[9][10][11]

References
  1. Guajardo, Rodrigo (25 November 2016). "Colo Colo y Santiago Morning abrieron reñida votación del Sifup". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. "Copa Chile 1991 - Estadísticas". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. "Colo Colo 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Puerto Montt 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. Calvo, Rodrigo (2 November 1998). "Buzón de Rodrigo". La Nación (in Spanish). La Nación (Costa Rica). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. "Directivas Sifup". sifup.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. "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.
  11. "Los nueve candidatos que irán por la presidencia del Sifup" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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