Nelson Alejandro Cereceda Cabello (born 8 August 1991) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a full-back.

Career

A product of the

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youth system, Cereceda played on loan for

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and

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. His last club was Colchagua. At international level, he was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, being a player of Deportes Copiapó.

Personal life

He and his teammate in Magallanes, Nikolás Altamirano, had a serious traffic accident while they went to train to San Bernardo in August 2014. Cereceda suffered a TBI with no aftereffects.

Honours

Colo-Colo *

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: 2009 Clausura

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* * 1991 births Living people People from Santa Cruz, Chile Footballers from O'Higgins Region Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Colo-Colo footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Santiago Morning footballers Lota Schwager footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers CD Colchagua footballers {{Chile-footy-defender-stub