Sergio Ahumada
Chilean footballer (born 1948)
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Sergio Alberto Ahumada Bacho (born 2 October 1948) is a retired Chilean footballer, who played for Deportes La Serena, Colo-Colo, Tecos, Unión Española, among others clubs.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Alberto Ahumada Bacho | ||
| Date of birth | October 2, 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Coquimbo, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cantera Alta | |||
| Deportes La Serena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Deportes La Serena | 67 | (14) |
| 1967 | → San Antonio Unido (loan) | ||
| 1970–1974 | Colo-Colo | 107 | (39) |
| 1974–1975 | Unión Española | 36 | (19) |
| 1975 | Tecos | 13 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Everton | 76 | (31) |
| 1979–1980 | O'Higgins | 26 | (4) |
| 1980–1981 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1981 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Chile | 29 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–2020 | Coquimbo Unido (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in La Cantera town, Coquimbo, Chile, Ahumada was trained at local team Club Deportivo Cantera Alta[2] and Deportes La Serena. He made his professional debut with Deportes La Serena in 1966[3][4] and was loaned out to San Antonio Unido in the Chilean second level the next year.[5]
Following Deportes La Serena, Ahumada continued his career with Colo-Colo, Unión Española, Everton de Viña del Mar and O'Higgins in the Chilean Primera División.[3]
Abroad, Ahumada played for Mexican club Tecos in the second half of 1975.[6][7]
Ahumada ended his career with Deportes La Serena and Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean second level in 1980 and 1981, respectively.[3][8]
International career
He earned 29 caps and scored 6 goals for the Chile national football team, and scored the only Chilean goal in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in a 1–1 draw against East Germany.[3][4][9]
Coaching career
In 1991, Ahumada joined the technical staff of José Sulantay in Coquimbo Unido as an assistant coach. He continued serving the club for almost twenty years.[8][9][10][11]
Personal life
Ahumada is better known by his nickname Negro (Black).[9]
Honours
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División (2): 1970, 1972
- Unión Española
- Primera División (1): 1975
- Everton
- Primera División (1): 1976