Sergio Valdés (footballer)

Sergio Valdés Silva (11 May 1933 – 2 April 2019) was a Chilean footballer. He played as a defender.

Sergio Valdés
Sergio Valdés, Estadio, 1956-08-31 (694).jpg
Personal information
Full nameSergio Valdés Silva
Date of birth(1933-05-11)11 May 1933
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Date of death2 April 2019(2019-04-02) (aged 85)
Place of deathAlgarrobo, Chile
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Universidad Católica
Deportes Magallanes
National team
Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Valdés was born in Santiago. He played for played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and Deportes Magallanes. He also played for Chile in a third place finish at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Valdés died of leukaemia on 2 April 2019 in Algarrobo. He was 85.[2]

References

  1. "1982 FIFA World Cup Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. Falleció Sergio Valdés: exdefensor que consiguió el tercer lugar en el Mundial de 1962. 2 April 2019. https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/la-roja/2019/04/02/fallecio-sergio-valdes-exdefensor-que-consiguio-el-tercer-lugar-en-el-mundial-de-1962.shtml. Retrieved 19 April 2019. 

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