Facundo Espíndola

Facundo Espíndola
Personal information
Full name	Facundo Julián Espíndola
Date of birth	26 December 1992
Place of birth	Argentina
Date of death	22 July 2018 (aged 25)
Place of death	Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Chacarita Juniors
	River Plate
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Club Almagro
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[edit]

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[edit]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Primera B Metropolitana	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[edit]

^ ^a ^b Facundo Espíndola at WorldFootball.net
^ Facundo Espíndola at Soccerway
^ "San Telmo player accused of murdering goalkeeper Facundo Espindola". marca.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Argentina player Facundo Espindola stabbed and killed after street fight in Buenos Aires". scmp.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^ "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.

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[wf-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.

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