Fernando Cornejo
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Rengo, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 2009 (aged 39) | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| O'Higgins | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1991 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1992–1997 | Cobreloa | 82 | (13) |
| 1998–1999 | Universidad Católica | 36 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Cobreloa | 116 | (21) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2000 | Chile | 33 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez (January 28, 1969 – January 24, 2009) was a Chilean football midfielder.
He was capped 36 times and scored 2 goals for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 2000, including two games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He died of stomach cancer on January 24, 2009, four days before his 40th birthday.[1]
[edit] Clubs
- 1990-1991:
O'Higgins - 1992-1997: Cobreloa
- 1998-1999: Universidad Católica
- 2000-2004: Cobreloa
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career history at National Football Teams
- Career at PlayerHistory.com
- Cancer Diagnosis at Cooperativa.cl
- Health Status at Cooperativa.cl
- Death at La Tercera
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