Franco Bechtholdt Chervaz[a] (born 15 August 1993), known as Franco Bechtholdt, is an Argentine-born Chilean football who plays as a midfielder for Cobresal.

Franco Bechtholdt
Bechtholdt with Curicó Unido in 2018
Personal information
Full name Franco Bechtholdt Chervaz
Date of birth (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cobresal
Youth career
Curicó Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2023 Curicó Unido 267 (12)
2011Defensores Belgrano (VR) (loan) (–)
2024– Cobresal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Career

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A product of Curicó Unido youth system, Bechtholdt had a stint on loan at Argentine club Defensores de Villa Ramallo in the 2011–12 Torneo Argentino A.[1] A historical player of Curicó Unido, he is the player with the most appearances in the club history.[2]

In 2024, he joined Cobresal.[3]

Personal life

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He is the son of the former footballer Carlos Bechtholdt and the brother of the also footballer Nicolás Bechtholdt.[4] Born in Argentina, he came to Chile at early age when his father joined Audax Italiano in 1997 and then naturalized Chilean by residence.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bechtholdt and the second or maternal family name is Chervaz.

References

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  1. ^ (RedGol) De VOLANTE a ZAGUERO: La historia de Franco Bechtholdt, el LIDER de CURICÓ UNIDO - La Redgoleta on YouTube (in Spanish). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "De ser cuestionado por los hinchas a convertirse en un emblema del club: La historia del jugador que solo ha defendido a Curicó en su carrera". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ Ortega, Pablo (4 January 2024). "Cobresal se arma para la Libertadores con un histórico de Curicó". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ Amigo, José M. (7 May 2013). El curicano que va por la hazaña de su padre Archived 8 November 2013 at archive.today. La Hora (Chile). Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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