Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres (3 April 1939 – 12 August 2021) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
.jpg) 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 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editIn his coaching career, he is better known by managed Unión La Calera on differents steps, having gotten promotion 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
editHe 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.
