Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro (born 22 July 1983) is a

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

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striker who plays for local club

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...

in the Guatemala's top division.

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Camello'' (the camel), Sandoval played for the U-20's of local giants

before becoming professional and has also had a loan spell at

Antigua GFC Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at the '' Estadio Pensativo''. They are nic ...

. In November 2007 he suffered a double fracture of his right leg in a game against CD Zacapa which took him out of the game until the start of the 2009 preseason.

International career

Sandoval made his debut for

in an August 2003 friendly match against

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and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 2

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matches as well as at the

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and

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from J ...

s and the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005.Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details
- RSSSF His final international was an August 2007 friendly match against

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External links

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Player profile
- CSD Comunicaciones

References

1983 births Living people Footballers from Guatemala City Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Comunicaciones F.C. players Antigua GFC players Men's association football forwards {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub