Alfredo Núñez
Alfredo Horacio Núñez Mendoza (16 February 1960 – 15 March 2008) was a Chilean footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Horacio Núñez Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Tomé, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 2008 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Antofagasta, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marcos Serrano | |||
| 1978–1979 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 1980 | Iberia-Bío Bío | ||
| 1981 | Trasandino | ||
| 1982 | Iberia-Bío Bío | ||
| 1983–1984 | Malleco Unido | ||
| 1984–1988 | Palestino | 104 | (51) | 
| 1987 | → Atlas (loan) | ||
| 1989 | Deportes La Serena | – | (–) | 
| 1989 | Naval | 23 | (5) | 
| 1990 | Everton | 14 | (6) | 
| 1991 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1992 | Santiago Wanderers | – | (–) | 
| 1992–1993 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1994 | San Luis | – | (–) | 
| 1995 | Unión La Calera | ||
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Chile Olympic | ||
| 1985–1988 | Chile | 3 | (1) | 
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1997 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1998 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 2001 | San Luis | ||
| 2004–2005 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 2006 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 2008 | Ñublense (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
    
Núñez was a member of the Chile team at the 1984 Olympic Games.[1][2]
At senior level, he made three appearances and scored one goal.[3]
Personal life
    
He was well-known by his nickname Torpedo.[2]
As the assistant coach of Fernando Díaz in Ñublense, he died of a heart attack while participating in a friendly match against the technical staff of Deportes Antofagasta on 15 March 2008.[4]
References
    
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Núñez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- Quijada, Vicente (16 December 2020). "Alfredo Núñez: El 'torpedo' de La Roja en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1984". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "Alfredo Núñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "Ñublense de duelo: Falleció ayudante técnico Alfredo Núñez". Asociacion Nacional de Futbol Profesional. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links
    
- Alfredo Núñez at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)
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