Hernán Humberto Godoy Véliz (born 14 May 1941), better known by his nickname Clavito Godoy,[1] is a Chilean football manager and former footballer.

Hernán Godoy
Personal information
Full name Hernán Humberto Godoy Véliz
Date of birth (1941-05-14) 14 May 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth San Félix, Alto del Carmen, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Deportes La Serena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 Deportes La Serena
1966 Santiago Wanderers
1967 Palestino
1968–1971 Comunicaciones
1970Motagua (loan) (10)
1972 Audax Italiano
1973 Alianza
1973 Magallanes
1973 Trasandino
1974 Unión Magdalena
1974 Audax Italiano
Managerial career
1974 Audax Italiano (assistant)
1974–1977 Audax Italiano
1977 Naval
1978 Trasandino
1979 Ñublense
1980–1981 Audax Italiano
1982 San Luis
1982 Deportes Concepción
1983 Fernández Vial
1983 Regional Atacama
1984 Deportes Puerto Montt
1984 Trasandino
1985 Audax Italiano
1986 Deportes Arica
1986–1987 Deportes Antofagasta
1988 Santiago Wanderers
1989 Deportes Linares
1989 Audax Italiano
1990 Inca de New York
1990 Deportes Arica
1991 Inca de New York
1991 Santiago Wanderers
1992 Comunicaciones
1993–1994 Deportes Arica
1995 Deportes Melipilla
1996–1997 Unión Santa Cruz
1998 Florida Soccer Miami
1998 San Antonio Unido
1999 Unión San Felipe
2000 Deportes Arica
2001–2002 Audax Italiano
2002 Deportes Iquique
2002–2003 Santiago Morning
2004 Mitra Kukar
2004–2005 Unión San Felipe
2006–2007 Santiago Wanderers
2008 Unión Quilpué
2009 San Antonio Unido (sport manager)
2009–2010 Deportes Arica
2011 Deportes Melipilla
2011 Santiago Morning
2012 Independiente Cauquenes (adviser)
2013–2014 Santiago Morning
2016–2017 Santiago Morning
2018 Deportes Arica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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A product of Deportes La Serena youth system, he made his debut at the age of 16. The matches against the traditional opponent, Coquimbo Unido, are well remembered, especially duels versus Arturo Canilla Díaz and Alfonso Pocho Morales.[2] In Chile he also played for Santiago Wanderers, Palestino, Audax Italiano, Magallanes and Trasandino. Abroad he played for Comunicaciones in Guatemala, Motagua in Honduras, Alianza in El Salvador and Unión Magdalena in Colombia.[3]

He made coaching courses in both Italy and France,[4] becoming a prolific football manager who is Chilean who has coached more teams in his career with 25 different clubs[5] in 5 countries: Chile, the United States, Guatemala, Vietnam and Indonesia.[6] In addition he has worked as an assistant coach in Audax Italiano (1974), General Manager in San Antonio Unido (2009) and sports advisor in Independiente de Cauquenes (2012).[3] On 1 August 2018, he joined San Marcos de Arica.[7] As a football manager, he is well known by using a whiteboard to make the tactics.[1]

Personal life

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He is well known by his nickname Clavito (Little Nail).[4]

He and his wife, Juana Paredes, have four children, three daughters and a son.[6]

He has published two books: "La pizarra de Clavito" (The Little Nail's whiteboard) and "Un Clavo saca otro clavo" (A Nail removes another nail).[6]

His grandsons, Emanuel López[8] and Alejandro Muñoz,[9] are professional footballers who made their professional debuts playing for Santiago Morning in 2017, when Godoy was the manager.[10]

Honors

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Club

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Comunicaciones F.C.

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Retamal, Rodrigo (23 January 2017). "Homenaje a "Clavito" Godoy, el DT más folklórico del fútbol chileno" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Las mejores anécdotas del popular Hernán Clavito Godoy en su carrera". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Publimetro. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Hernán GODOY Véliz". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b Silva, Felipe (12 July 2021). ""Jugué y dirigí en distintos países; no tengo nada que envidiarle a Marcelo Bielsa o Jorge Sampaoli"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ Reyes, Luis (3 August 2018). "'Clavito' Godoy es el DT chileno con más clubes en la historia" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Valbuena, Roka (25 March 2021). "Clavito Godoy está tranquilo: "Hoy no le quiero pegar una patada a nadie"". The Clinic (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Hernán Godoy dirigirá San Marcos de Arica a sus 77 años". ADN Radio. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. ^ Emanuel López at BDFA
  9. ^ Alejandro Muñoz at BDFA
  10. ^ ""Tienen que jugar por sus condiciones y no porque su 'tata' es el entrenador"". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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