Fernando Cárdenas (Chilean footballer)

Fernando René Cárdenas Villafaña (born 20 March 1975), also known as Fernando Rene in Indonesia, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.[1]

Fernando Cárdenas
Personal information
Full name Fernando René Cárdenas Villafaña
Date of birth (1975-03-20) 20 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Coquimbo, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Coquimbo Unido 63 (2)
1999 Palestino 34 (2)
2000 Unión Española 16 (0)
2001 Coquimbo Unido 3 (0)
2005 Perseden Denpasar (2)
2006 Persim Maros (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Cárdenas is better known by his career in Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División from 1994 to 1998[2] and 2001.[3]

In Chile, he also played for Palestino (1999)[4] and Unión Española (2000)[5] in the top division.

Abroad, he played in Indonesia for clubs such as Perseden Denpasar (2005)[6] and Persim Maros (2006), where also played his compatriot Cristian Carrasco[7] and scored eight goals.[8]

Personal life

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He lived in Bali, Indonesia, for nine years.[9]

His mother, Lucía Villafaña, was honored as an important fan of Coquimbo Unido.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Fernando Rene en Persim Maros Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Coquimbo 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Palestino 1999 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Union Española 2000 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ Istanto, Feri; Herfiyana, Novan; Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Stadion "Kassi Kebo" Nasibmu Kini". Yhudiyuba (in Indonesian). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Herfiyana, Novan; Istanto, Feri (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ Fernando Cárdenas on Facebook
  10. ^ @coquimbounido (30 August 2018). "¡Emocionante reconocimiento👏👏!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
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