Axel Fernando Ahumada Flores (born 4 May 1977) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.

Club career

A well-known former player of Coquimbo Unido, in Chile he also played for Colo-Colo, Universidad de Concepción,

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, Deportes La Serena, Everton de Viña del Mar,

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and Rangers de Talca. Along with Everton, he got promotion to the

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after winning the 2003 Primera B. In 2003, he also had a brief stint with Brazilian side Centro Sportivo Alagoano alongside his fellow footballer

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. His last club was in the 2005–06 Venezuelan Primera División.

International career

In 2001, Ahumada made two appearances for the

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in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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and Ecuador. He joined the squad after

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was injured.

Personal life

While he was a player of Rangers de Talca, it was reported that he had committed violent acts against his family, so he was fired from the club. In December 2012, he took part in friendly matches to collect money for ''Sueño Canario'' (Canary Dream), an initiative to help municipal schools in Quillota. For his team, he played alongside former footballers such as

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, Miguel Ángel Castillo and

Franz Arancibia Franz Ramón Arancibia Unger (born 7 April 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Switzerland. Club career Arancibia was with the Universidad Católica youth ranks until the age of 14, ...

Honours

Everton *

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References

External links

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Axel Ahumada
at Playmakerstats.com

at PartidosdeLaRoja * 1977 births Living people People from Quillota Footballers from Valparaíso Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Colo-Colo footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Everton de Viña del Mar footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Tercera División de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Venezuelan Primera División players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Men's association football forwards {{Chile-footy-forward-stub