Hernán Sandoval

Hernán Sandoval
Personal information
Full name Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro
Date of birth (1983-07-22) July 22, 1983
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position forward
Club 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)
National team‡
2003–2007 Guatemala 20 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2010.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is Villatoro.

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ Hernán Sandoval cerca de volver a las canchas - La Red Deportiva (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  3. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
  4. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  5. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF


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