Nélson Saavedra
 Saavedra with Cobreloa in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punta Cana FC (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Palestino | 24 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Vitória (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | São Paulo | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Cobreloa | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Unión San Felipe | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | O'Higgins | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Audax Italiano | 37 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportes Melipilla | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | Atlético Vega Real | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Chile U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Punta Cana FC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez (born 6 April 1988) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Club career
Born in Santiago, Saavedra was trained at Palestino. As a youth player, he took part and won the reality TV show Adidas Selection Team from Fox Sports, where a squad made up by youth players from professional clubs faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as Felipe Seymour, Jean Paul Pineda, Eduardo Vargas, among others.[2][3] Later, he began his professional career in the 2008 season with Palestino.[4] Saavedra went on trial with Spanish giants Real Madrid in January 2009,[5] but a move never materialised. Instead, he moved on loan to Brazil's Vitória for the 2009 season, but after failing to appear for his new club,[6] he signed on loan for São Paulo. Saavedra never appeared for São Paulo either, and began the 2010 season on loan at a third Brazilian club, Atlético Goianiense.
On 12 December 2012, he is signed for Audax Italiano for the 2013 season.[7]
In August 2017, Saavedra joined Deportes Melipilla for the 2017 Transición Segunda División Profesional.[8][9]
In March 2021 Saavedra signed with Dominican club Atlético San Cristóbal alongside another five Chilean players.[10][11] In July of the same year, he switched to Atlético Vega Real.[12][13]
Post-retirement
Following his retirement, Saavedra settled in the Dominican Republic and became a coach for the Punta Cana FC football academy.[3]
References
- ^ "Chile - N. Saavedra - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway". es.soccerway.com.
- ^ Fernández, Denís (13 August 2015). "El reality que Eduardo Vargas no ganó" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b Arias, José (24 July 2025). "Le ganó a Eduardo Vargas en un reality, jugó en un gigante de Brasil y ahora vive en el paraíso". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Saavedra :: Nelson Saavedra Sanchez :: Audax Italiano". Football-Lineups.
- ^ Real Madrid following Palestino fullback Saavedra
- ^ "No Vitória, Saavedra foi preterido pelos zagueiros da base".
- ^ "Nelson Saavedra es la nueva incorporación de la zaga itálica". www.audaxitaliano.cl. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
- ^ @cdmelipilla (14 August 2017). "REFUERZO!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "MOVIDAS TRANSICIÓN 2017- SEGUNDA DIVISION". En El Camarín (in Spanish). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ @clubatleticosc; (3 March 2021). "Anunciamos la incorporación a nuestro equipo del defensa chileno Nelson Saavedra". Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Seis chilenos a la conquista del fútbol dominicano". balonlatino.net (in Spanish). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Mercado de fichajes Liguilla 2021". www.ligadominicanadefutbol.com (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Nelson Saavedra – Liga Dominicana de Fútbol". www.ligadominicanadefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
External links
- Nélson Saavedra at WorldFootball.net
- Nelson Saavedra at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)
- Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon) at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)