Sebastián Eduardo Pardo Campos (born 1 January 1982) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Eduardo Pardo Campos | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Quillota, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Universidad de Chile | 45 | (2) |
| 2002–2007 | Feyenoord | 70 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Excelsior | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | (2) |
| 2010 | Unión Temuco | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Coquimbo Unido | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 161 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2001 | Chile U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Pardo was born in Quillota. He began his career at Universidad de Chile, and joined Eredivisie's Feyenoord in 2002–03, debuting on 10 September 2002, against Excelsior Rotterdam (4–1 win), scoring his first goal for Feyenoord in that match. He was largely used as a backup at Feyenoord during the five years he spent there, and joined Excelsior in 2007–08.
In July 2008, he returned to Chile to play again for Universidad de Chile. On 9 June 2009, he announced his retirement from football, because of family problems.[1]
International career edit
Pardo represented Chile at under-17 level in the 1999 South American Championship in Uruguay[2] and Chile at under-20 level in both the 2001 South American Championship in Ecuador[3] and the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
At senior level, Pardo represented Chile once, in 2002.
Controversies edit
Previous to 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, Pardo and seven other players were arrested in a brothel what must to be closed. The incident was known as "El episodio de las luces rojas" (Chapter of the red lights) due to the excuse employed by Jaime Valdés.[4]
After the tournament, the eight players (Valdés, Millar, Salgado, Órdenes, Soto, Droguett, Campos and Pardo) were suspended for three international matches.[5]
Honours edit
Universidad de Chile
References edit
- ^ "El chileno Sebastián Pardo se retira del fútbol con 27 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ ""Me voy yo": Jaime Valdés reveló sabrosos detalles del recordado episodio de "las luces rojas"". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Hidalgo Gorostegui, Patricio; Pérez Vega, Aníbal (2008). EL TRIBUNAL DE DISCIPLINA DE LA ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: University of Chile. pp. 222–227. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
External links edit
- Sebastián Pardo at WorldFootball.net
- Sebastián Pardo at National-Football-Teams.com
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