Santiago Hernán Villafañe (born 19 May 1988) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Santiago Villafañe
Personal information
Full name Santiago Hernán Villafañe
Date of birth (1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Youth career
0000–2001 Club Deportivo Norte[1]
2001–2007 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Boca Juniors 7 (0)
2007–2009Real 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

Career

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Boca Juniors

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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

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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

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In 2009 Villafañe returned to Boca Juniors.

FC Midtjylland

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In July 2012 he signed a five-year contract with the Danish Superliga-side FC Midtjylland.[2]

RNK Split

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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

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On 23 February 2017, Villafañe signed with Bulgarian club Montana until the rest of the season.[3]

Ruch Chorzów

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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

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  1. ^ http://www.planetabocajuniors.com.ar/que-es-de-la-vida-de-santiago-villafane/ at Planeta Boca Juniors
  2. ^ "FCM henter argentinsk forsvarer".
  3. ^ "Монтана подписа с юноша на Реал Мадрид" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Santiago Villafane dołącza do "Niebieskiej" ekipy!" (in Polish). ruchchorzow.com.pl. 18 July 2017.
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