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Hernán Humberto Godoy Véliz (14 May 1941 – 19 March 2025), better known by his nicknameClavito Godoy,[1] was a Chilean footballer and laterfootball manager.
A product ofDeportes La Serena youth system, he made his debut at the age of 16. The matches against the traditional opponent,Coquimbo Unido, are well remembered, especially duels versusArturoCanilla Díaz andAlfonsoPocho Morales.[2] In Chile he also played forSantiago Wanderers,Palestino,Audax Italiano,Magallanes andTrasandino. Abroad he played forComunicaciones in Guatemala,Motagua in Honduras,Alianza in El Salvador andUnión Magdalena in Colombia.[3]
He made coaching courses in both Italy and France,[4] becoming a prolific football manager who was Chilean who coached more teams in his career with 25 different clubs[5] in five countries: Chile, the United States, Guatemala, Vietnam and Indonesia.[6] In addition he worked as an assistant coach inAudax Italiano (1974), General Manager inSan Antonio Unido (2009) and sports advisor inIndependiente de Cauquenes (2012).[3] On 1 August 2018, he joinedSan Marcos de Arica.[7] As a football manager, he was well known by using a whiteboard to make the tactics.[1]
Godoy was well known by his nicknameClavito (Little Nail).[4] He published two books: "La pizarra de Clavito" (The Little Nail's whiteboard) and "Un Clavo saca otro clavo" (A Nail removes another nail).[6]
He and his wife, Juana Paredes, had four children, three daughters and a son.[6] Godoy died from liver cancer on 19 March 2025, at the age of 83.[8]
His grandsons, Emanuel López[9] and Alejandro Muñoz,[10] are professional footballers who made their professional debuts playing forSantiago Morning in 2017, when Godoy was the manager.[11]
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