Santiago Villafañe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Hernán Villafañe | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2018 | |||
Santiago Hernán Villafañe (born 19 May 1988 in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Thesprotos in Greece.
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]
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.
External links[edit]
- Santiago Villafañe at Soccerway
- Santiago Villafañe – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
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- 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
- Argentine Primera División players
- Danish Superliga players
- Super 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 Greece
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Argentine football defender, 1980s birth stubs