 Sepúlveda in 1960. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 1974–1975 | The Strongest | ||
| 1976 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1977–1978 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1981 | Rangers | ||
| 1981–1982 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1983 | Deportes Linares | ||
| 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 | |||
Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres (3 April 1939 – 12 August 2021) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]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 Chile national team, scoring a one goal.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]In his coaching career, he is for managing Unión La Calera in different leagues, having been promoted to the Chilean Primera División after winning the 1984 Segunda División de Chile.[3] In addition, he coached Deportes Concepción, Deportes La Serena,[4] Deportes Linares, Rangers,[5] Deportes Antofagasta and Deportes Puerto Montt in Chile[6] and The Strongest in Bolivia.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He was nicknamed Chepo.[6]
He was the cousin of the also Chile international footballer, Nelson Torres. In addition, his cousins Jorge Torres, older brother of Nelson, and José Failla Torres were professional footballers: Jorge played for Universidad de Chile and Palestino and José played for Ferrobádminton [es]. Another cousins played football at different levels: Hugo and Rodi Torres, younger brothers of Nelson, and Sergio Torres.[8]
Since 1999 he made his home in Nogales, Chile, spending time as a football commentator for the local radio Radio La Calera.[6][5] He died in a nursing home in Viña del Mar from heart failure, aged 82.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Alfonso Sepúlveda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Obituario" (PDF). Anuario 2021 del Fútbol Chileno. Santiago, Chile: ASIFUCH: 575. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "VOCACIÓN DE MEDIO CAMPO" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 13 October 1966. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
