Name Arturo Sanhueza Role Footballer | Number 17 Height 1.72 m 1997–1999 Fernandez Vial | |
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Full name Hector Arturo Sanhueza Medel Date of birth (1979-03-11) 11 March 1979 (age 36) Current team C.D. Universidad de Concepcion (#19 / Midfielder) | ||
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Arturo sanhueza en cqc 2011
Héctor Arturo Sanhueza Medel (born 11 March 1979) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Cobreloa as a midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Concepción, Bío-Bío Region, Sanhueza started his career at hometown club Fernández Vial before moving to Everton, where he would spend an entire season. After Vina del Mar team's relegation, he moved to crosstown rivals Santiago Wanderers, led by Jorge Garcés, where he helped to win the 2001 league title.
Following three seasons at Valparaíso-based team, in 2005, he signed for Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo after rejecting an offer from Mexico's Atlante. Nevertheless, with Claudio Borghi arrival to the bench, Sanhueza became an undisputed player in the Apertura and Clausura titles as well as in the Copa Sudamericana which Colo-Colo was runner-up.
In December 2006, he was heavily linked with Argentinian giants Boca Juniors which wanted sign him to replace Fernando Gago, who left Boca for Real Madrid.
After other four seasons playing for Colo-Colo where won four league titles as captain, in December 2010 he wasn't considered by coach Diego Cagna and the club held a farewell for him during a press conference.
In 2011 Sanhueza moved to Deportes Iquique, freshly promoted to the top division after failing to join Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai F.C., being only 20 days in this country. Following a season and half, in June 2012 he signed for Universidad de Concepción. However, after only six months playing, in December he announced his retirement from football.
On 8 January 2013, Sanhueza reversed his decision to retire and joined Primera B club Deportes Temuco. Three years later he, as captain, achieved the 2015–16 second-tier title and thereby the promotion to Primera División. Nevertheless he left Temuco and joined Cobreloa, Chilean powerhouse team which lost the category in 2015 and failed to achieve the promotion to first-tier.