Santiago Villafañe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Hernán Villafañe | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back / Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Club Deportivo Norte[1] | ||
| 2001–2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Boca Juniors | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Independiente Rivadavia | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Midtjylland | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Alimos | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Panthrakikos | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | OFI Crete | ? | (?) |
| 2016 | Colón | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | RNK Split | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Montana | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ruch Chorzów | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | Thesprotos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2018 | |||
Santiago Hernán Villafañe (born 19 May 1988 in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Thesprotos in Greece.
Career
Boca Juniors
Santiago Hernán Villafañe began his playing career in Argentina with Boca Juniors, with whom he debuted in the First Division. A predominantly left sided player, he is known for his tough tackling and speed.
Real Madrid Castilla
In 2007, he joined Real Madrid from Boca Juniors, where he played as a wingback or midfielder for Real Madrid Castilla. Villafañe trained with the first team on several occasions but did not play for Real Madrid in La Liga.
Boca Juniors, return
In 2009 Villafañe returned to Boca Juniors.
FC Midtjylland
In July 2012 he signed a five-year contract with the Danish Superliga-side FC Midtjylland.[2]
RNK Split
In summer 2016, he signed for the Croatian club of RNK Split, in order to help the team to achieve the team's wish to win the Croatian First Football League.
Montana
On 23 February 2017, Villafañe signed with Bulgarian club Montana until the rest of the season.[3]
Ruch Chorzów
On 18 July 2017, Villafañe signed a 1-year contract with Polish I liga side Ruch Chorzów with an option for a further year.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.planetabocajuniors.com.ar/que-es-de-la-vida-de-santiago-villafane/ at Planeta Boca Juniors
- ^ http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/fcm-henter-argentinsk-forsvarer
- ^ "Монтана подписа с юноша на Реал Мадрид" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Villafane dołącza do "Niebieskiej" ekipy!" (in Polish). ruchchorzow.com.pl. 18 July 2017.
External links
- Santiago Villafañe at Soccerway
- Santiago Villafañe – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
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- 1988 births
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- Argentine footballers
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- Lyngby Boldklub players
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- OFI Crete F.C. players
- RNK Split players
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