Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1969)

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For his son, see Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1995).

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In this Spanish name, the family name is Cornejo.

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Fernando Cornejo
Personal information
Full name Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez
Date of birth (1969-01-28)28 January 1969
Place of birth Rengo, Chile
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Place of death Santiago, Chile
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Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 O'Higgins
1992–1997 Cobreloa 82 (13)
1998–1999 Universidad Católica 36 (1)
2000–2004 Cobreloa 116 (21)
International career
1991–2000 Chile 33 (2)
1998 Chile B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez (January 28, 1969 – January 24, 2009) was a Chilean football midfielder. He died of stomach cancer on January 24, 2009, four days before his 40th birthday.[1]

Club career

He played domestically for O'Higgins, Cobreloa and Universidad Católica.

International career

He was capped 33 times and scored 2 goals for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2000, including two games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2] In addition, he played for Chile B against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 December 1996 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 1–1 Draw 1998 World Cup qualification
2. 4 January 1997 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Armenia 7–0 Win Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[4][5][6]

Personal life

He is the father of the professional footballer Fernando Cornejo Miranda.[7]

He was nicknamed Corazón de Minero (Miner's Heart)[8] due to the fact that he was a notable player of Cobreloa, a club based in Calama highly related with the copper mining.[9]

Honours

Club

Cobreloa

References

  1. ↑ FIFA.com
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  4. ↑ 2000 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (January - March)
  5. ↑ 1997 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL
  6. ↑ 1996 MATCHES SOUTH AMERICA
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