Alfredo Núñez

Alfredo Núñez
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Horacio Núñez Mendoza
Date of birth (1960-02-16)16 February 1960
Place of birth Tomé, Chile
Date of death 15 March 2008(2008-03-15) (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

Alfredo Horacio Núñez Mendoza (16 February 1960 – 15 March 2008) was a Chilean footballer.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Alfredo Núñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ "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.