Kormac Valdebenito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kormac Sidney Valdebenito Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Valdivia, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2011 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Universidad Católica | 12 | (1) |
| 2004 | Deportes Melipilla | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 2005 | Virginia Beach Mariners | ||
| 2005–2006 | Deportes Melipilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 19 | (5) |
| 2007 | Unión Española | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Chile U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kormac Sidney Valdebenito Gómez (born 1 February 1982) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder.
Club career[edit]
Born in Valdivia, Valdebenito came to Universidad Católica youth system in 1995, after being watched by Jorge Alvial, a football agent, in a championship in his city of birth called Mundialito (Little World Cup), joining the first team thanks to coach Juvenal Olmos in 2001,[1] with whom he won the Chilean Primera División title in 2002 Apertura.[2]
In Chile he also played for Deportes Melipilla,[3] Deportes Puerto Montt and Unión Española.[4]
Abroad he played for USL First Division clubs Virginia Beach Mariners and Puerto Rico Islanders, where he was recommended by Jorge Alvial.[5]
International career[edit]
He represented Chile at under-17 level in the 1999 South American Championship.[6]
Post-retirement[edit]
He graduated as a football manager at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute).[7]
He works as a football agent,[7] having been the representative of players such as Felipe Jaramillo,[8] Jean Beausejour, Marco Estrada, Carlos Carmona, among others.[9]
In 2010, he also worked as Sport Manager of Sportverein Jugendland Fussball from Peñaflor in the Chilean Tercera B, with Eduardo Bonvallet as coach.[9]
Honours[edit]
Universidad Católica
Deportes Melipilla
References[edit]
- ^ Entrevista a Kormac Valdebenito (Sección "Fueron campeones") on YouTube Cruzados: Canal Oficial de Universidad Católica (in Spanish)
- ^ "2002 Plantel CAMPEÓN de Club Deportivo Universidad". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ 25 ANIVERSARIO! Deportes Melipilla on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de KORMAC VALDEBENITO". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Alvial, el DT que lleva futbolistas chilenos a Puerto Rico". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b Kormac Valdebenito on LinkedIn
- ^ "Deportes La Serena ganó la puja y fichó al colombiano Felipe Jaramillo" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Kormac Valdebenito: "Necesitábamos de una persona con un trabajo serio"". www.triunfo.cl (in Spanish). La Nación. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links[edit]
- Kormac Valdebenito at WorldFootball.net
- Kormac Valdebenito at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Kormac Valdebenito at PlaymakerStats
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Valdivia
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's youth international footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
- Virginia Beach Mariners players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Unión Española footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- USL First Division players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico
- Men's association football midfielders
- Chilean football managers
- Association football agents