Santiago Villafañe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Hernán Villafañe | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Club Deportivo Norte[1] | ||
2001–2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Boca Juniors | 7 | (0) |
2007–2009 | → Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Independiente Rivadavia | 11 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Midtjylland | 11 | (0) |
2014 | Alimos | 11 | (0) |
2015 | Panthrakikos | 4 | (0) |
2015 | OFI Crete | ||
2016 | Colón | 7 | (0) |
2016 | RNK Split | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Montana | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Ruch Chorzów | 18 | (0) |
2019 | Thesprotos | 11 | (0) |
2020–2021 | JJ Urquiza | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Santiago Hernán Villafañe (born 19 May 1988) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
[edit]Boca Juniors
[edit]Santiago Hernán Villafañe began his playing career in Argentina with Boca Juniors, with whom he debuted in the First Division. A predominantly left sided player, he is known for his tough tackling and speed.
Real Madrid Castilla
[edit]In 2007, he joined Real Madrid from Boca Juniors, where he played as a wingback or midfielder for Real Madrid Castilla. Villafañe trained with the first team on several occasions but did not play for Real Madrid in La Liga.
Boca Juniors, return
[edit]In 2009 Villafañe returned to Boca Juniors.
FC Midtjylland
[edit]In July 2012 he signed a five-year contract with the Danish Superliga-side FC Midtjylland.[2]
RNK Split
[edit]In summer 2016, he signed for the Croatian club of RNK Split, in order to help the team to achieve the team's wish to win the Croatian First Football League.
Montana
[edit]On 23 February 2017, Villafañe signed with Bulgarian club Montana until the rest of the season.[3]
Ruch Chorzów
[edit]On 18 July 2017, Villafañe signed a 1-year contract with Polish I liga side Ruch Chorzów with an option for a further year.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Santiago is the twin brother of the also footballer Nicolás Villafañe.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.planetabocajuniors.com.ar/que-es-de-la-vida-de-santiago-villafane/ at Planeta Boca Juniors
- ^ "FCM henter argentinsk forsvarer".
- ^ "Монтана подписа с юноша на Реал Мадрид" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Villafane dołącza do "Niebieskiej" ekipy!" (in Polish). ruchchorzow.com.pl. 18 July 2017.
- ^ "La vuelta al mundo de Nico Villafañe". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Santiago Villafañe at Soccerway
- Santiago Villafañe – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI[usurped] (in Spanish)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mar del Plata
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Independiente Rivadavia footballers
- FC Midtjylland players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- Panthrakikos F.C. players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- RNK Split players
- FC Montana players
- Ruch Chorzów players
- Thesprotos F.C. players
- JJ Urquiza players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Danish Superliga players
- Super League Greece players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Croatian Football League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- I liga players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine twins
- Argentine football defender, 1980s birth stubs