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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)
1987Atlas (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

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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

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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

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  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.
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