Hernán Sandoval | |
Fullname: | Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1983 |
Birth Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Currentclub: | Comunicaciones |
Clubnumber: | 20 |
Position: | forward |
Youthclubs1: | Comunicaciones |
Years1: | 2004–2005 |
Years2: | 2005–2006 |
Years3: | 2006–present |
Clubs2: | → Antigua GFC (loan) |
Clubs3: | Comunicaciones |
Caps1: | 28 |
Caps2: | 33 |
Caps3: | 24 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Goals2: | 15 |
Goals3: | 10 |
Nationalyears1: | 2003–2007 |
Nationalteam1: | Guatemala |
Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Pcupdate: | 22 March 2010 |
Ntupdate: | 22 March 2010 |
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.
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]
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.