Nicolás Altamirano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Altamirano and the second or maternal family name is Acuña.

Nicolás Altamirano

Personal information
Full name	Nikolás Maximiliano Altamirano Acuña
Date of birth	(1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Temuco, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2005–2006	Deportes Temuco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2014	Unión Española	5	(0)
2011	→ Deportes Copiapó (loan)	20	(6)
2012	→ Ñublense (loan)	24	(1)
2013	→ Unión Temuco (loan)	5	(2)
2013–2014	→ Deportes Temuco (loan)	9	(0)
2014–2015	Magallanes	19	(2)
2015–2016	Malleco Unido	13	(0)
Total		95	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolás Maximiliano Altamirano Acuña[2][3] (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas altaˈmiɾano], born 1 April 1990), usually named Nicolás Altamirano, is a Chilean former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Personal life

His nickname is Niko.[4]

He and his teammate in Magallanes, Nelson Cereceda, had a serious traffic accident while they went to train to San Bernardo in August 2014. Cereceda suffered a TBI with no aftereffects.[2][5]

Outside of football, he is a go-kart racing driver.[3]

Honours

Ñublense

• Primera B: 2012

References

1. Nicolás Altamirano at Soccerway
2. "Dos jugadores de Magallanes sufrieron accidente de tránsito". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
3. "FADECH - Pilotos Federados". www.fadech.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
4. "La figura de la fecha en Ñublense vs. Linares". Ñublense official web site. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
5. Retamal, Rodrigo (11 August 2014). "Jugadores de Magallanes sufren accidente de tránsito en autopista Ruta del Maipo". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

External links

• Nicolás Altamirano at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Nicolás Altamirano at AS.com (in Spanish)