José Huentelaf

José Huentelaf
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Huentelaf Santana
Date of birth	22 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Viña del Mar, Chile
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
2006–2008	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	Lota Schwager
2014–2019	Universidad de Concepción
2016–2017	→ Deportes Temuco (loan)
2020–2021	Deportes Melipilla
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Antonio Huentelaf Santana (born 22 January 1989) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left winger. His last club was Deportes Melipilla in the Primera B de Chile.

Career

Huentelaf was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammate in Lota Schwager, Germán Sotelo.^[1]^[2]

Huentelaf is of Mapuche descent^[3] and his surname means "sea surface" or "lake" in Mapudungun.^[4]

^ "Claudio Borghi nomina a 28 jugadores para selección de Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Selección sub 25 cumplió su primera práctica bajo el mando de Claudio Borghi". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ Roggero, José (22 July 2023). "Futbolistas weichafes". El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Significado de Huentelaf". www.misapellidos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.