Santiago Villafañe

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.

Santiago Villafañe
Personal information
Full name Santiago Hernán Villafañe
Date of birth (1988-05-19) 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2018

Career

Boca Juniors

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

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

In 2009 Villafañe returned to Boca Juniors.

FC Midtjylland

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

RNK Split

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

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

Ruch Chorzów

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
  1. http://www.planetabocajuniors.com.ar/que-es-de-la-vida-de-santiago-villafane/ at Planeta Boca Juniors
  2. http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/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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