Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez (January 28, 1969 – January 24, 2009) was a Chilean football midfielder. He died of stomach cancer on January 24, 2009, at age 39.
Club career
He played domestically for O'Higgins, Cobreloa and Universidad Católica.
International career
He was capped 33 times and scored 2 goals for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2000, including two games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In addition, he played for Chile B against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.
Career statistics
International goals
Personal life
He is the father of the professional footballer Fernando Cornejo Miranda.
He was nicknamed Corazón de Minero (Miner's Heart) due to the fact that he was a notable player of Cobreloa, a club based in Calama highly related with the copper mining.
Honours
Club
- Cobreloa
- Primera División de Chile (4): 1992, 2003–A, 2003–C, 2004–C
References
External links
- Fernando Cornejo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cancer Diagnosis at Cooperativa.cl
- Health Status at Cooperativa.cl
- Death at La Tercera
