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Facundo Espíndola

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Facundo Espíndola
Personal information
Full name Facundo Julián Espíndola[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-26)26 December 1992
Place of birth Argentina
Date of death 22 July 2018(2018-07-22) (aged 25)
Place of death Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Chacarita Juniors
River Plate
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Club Almagro 12 (0)
2016–2017 Defensores de Belgrano
2017 Atlético Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Facundo Julián Espíndola (26 December 1992 – 22 July 2018) was an Argentine footballer.[2]

Death

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On 22 July 2018, Espíndola was attacked after leaving a bar in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, and died from his injuries. Fellow footballer Nahuel Oviedo was arrested in connection with his death.[3][4] Oviedo was sentenced to 14 years in prison in February 2020, while Ever Brizuela Cáceres, who was considered to be a participant in the attack, was sentenced to 12 years.[5]

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Almagro 2013–14 Primera B Metropolitana 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2015 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2016 Primera B Nacional 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Facundo Espíndola at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Facundo Espíndola at Soccerway
  3. ^ "San Telmo player accused of murdering goalkeeper Facundo Espindola". marca.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Argentina player Facundo Espindola stabbed and killed after street fight in Buenos Aires". scmp.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "VIDEOS – Incidentes en los Tribunales de Morón: tras el fallo por el caso Facundo Espíndola casi linchan a un abogado, defensor de los condenados" [VIDEOS – Incidents in the Courts of Morón: after the ruling in the Facundo Espíndola case, a lawyer, defender of the convicted, was almost lynched]. primerplanoonline.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2023.