Facundo Espíndola

Facundo Espíndola

Personal information
Full name	Facundo Julián Espíndola[1]
Date of birth	(1992-12-26)26 December 1992
Place of birth	Argentina
Date of death	22 July 2018(2018-07-22) (aged 25)
Place of death	Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Chacarita Juniors
	River Plate
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Club Almagro	12	(0)
2016–2017	Defensores de Belgrano
2017	Atlético Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Facundo Julián Espíndola (26 December 1992 – 22 July 2018) was an Argentine footballer.[2]

Death

On 22 July 2018, Espíndola was attacked after leaving a bar in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, and died from his injuries. Fellow footballer Nahuel Oviedo was arrested in connection with his death.[3][4] Oviedo was sentenced to 14 years in prison in February 2020, while Ever Brizuela Cáceres, who was considered to be a participant in the attack, was sentenced to 12 years.[5]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Club Almagro	2013–14	Primera B Metropolitana	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2015		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2016	Primera B Nacional	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0

References

1. Facundo Espíndola at WorldFootball.net
2. Facundo Espíndola at Soccerway
3. "San Telmo player accused of murdering goalkeeper Facundo Espindola". marca.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
4. "Argentina player Facundo Espindola stabbed and killed after street fight in Buenos Aires". scmp.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
5. "VIDEOS – Incidentes en los Tribunales de Morón: tras el fallo por el caso Facundo Espíndola casi linchan a un abogado, defensor de los condenados" [VIDEOS – Incidents in the Courts of Morón: after the ruling in the Facundo Espíndola case, a lawyer, defender of the convicted, was almost lynched]. primerplanoonline.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2023.