Hernán Sandoval
Guatemalan footballer
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Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro (born 22 July 1983) is a Guatemalan football striker who plays for local club Comunicaciones in the Guatemala's top division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro | ||
| Date of birth | July 22, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Comunicaciones | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Comunicaciones | 28 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | → Antigua GFC (loan) | 33 | (15) |
| 2006–present | Comunicaciones | 24 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2007 | Guatemala | 20 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2010 | |||
Club career
Nicknamed el Camello (the camel), Sandoval played for the U-20's of local giants Comunicaciones before becoming professional and has also had a loan spell at Antigua GFC. In November 2007 he suffered a double fracture of his right leg in a game against CD Zacapa which took him out of the game until the start of the 2009 preseason.[1]
International career
Sandoval made his debut for Guatemala in an August 2003 friendly match against Ecuador and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] as well as at the 2005[3] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups[4] and the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005.[5]
His final international was an August 2007 friendly match against Panama.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandoval goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 February 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Nicaragua |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup | [7] |
| 2 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 September 2006 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Panama |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | [8] |
External links
- Hernán Sandoval at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine - CSD Comunicaciones
