Sergio Villegas | |
Fullname: | Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1973 |
Birth Place: | Chile |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Defender Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Years1: | 1991–1996 |
Clubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1995 |
Clubs2: | → Ñublense (loan) |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1997 |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1997 |
Clubs4: | Ñublense |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1998 |
Years6: | 1999 |
Caps6: | 17 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs7: | Coquimbo Unido |
Caps7: | 2 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1992 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez (born 2 October 1973) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.
A product of Colo-Colo youth system, Villegas made his debut in the 1991 Copa Chile.[1] [2] At league level, he made six appearances in 1996.[3]
In his homeland, he also played for Ñublense,[4] Deportes Puerto Montt,[5] O'Higgins, where he came alongside Carlos Vega, with whom he also coincided in Colo-Colo and Deportes Puerto Montt,[6] and Coquimbo Unido, where he retired in 2001.[1]
Abroad, he played for Venezuelan side Minervén in 1998.[7]
Villegas represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1992 South American Championship, alongside players such as Francisco Rojas, Marcelo Salas and Clarence Acuña.[8]
He served as both Director (2002–08) and Secretary (2008–16) of, the trade union of professional football players in Chile, with Carlos Soto as President.[9] [10] [11]