Eduardo Bonvallet

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bonvallet and the second or maternal family name is Godoy.
Eduardo Bonvallet
Bonvallet in 2007
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Guillermo Bonvallet Godoy
Date of birth (1955-01-13)13 January 1955
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 18 September 2015(2015-09-18) (aged 60)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1968–1972 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Universidad de Chile 36 (4)
1975–1977 Universidad Católica 46 (5)
1978–1979 O'Higgins 46 (5)
1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 (2)
1981–1982 Universidad Católica 48 (2)
1983 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 (0)
1983 Unión San Felipe 14 (0)
Total 217 (18)
International career
1979–1982 Chile 24 (0)
Managerial career
2007 Deportivo Temuco
2010 Jugendland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Guillermo Bonvallet Godoy (13 January 1955 – 18 September 2015) was a Chilean footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and later developed a sportscasting career.

He was best known for his strong and rather harsh commentaries on Chilean football players, coaches and managerial structures. Bonvallet had put himself forward repeatedly for the position of coach for the national team. Bonvallet had experience training university-level teams, such as Universidad Gabriela Mistral.

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

He played for local giants Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica and had spells in the NASL with Tampa Bay Rowdies and Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[1]

International[edit]

Bonvallet made his international debut in 1979, earning a total of 24 caps, but no scoring. He represented his country in one FIFA World Cup qualification match and played in three games at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Managerial career[edit]

In 2007, Bonvallet was appointed manager of Deportivo Temuco (owned by Nehuen S.A.). The club was in difficulties, losing many games before Bonvallet took charge. This was his first chance to manage a professional team in the second division but success eluded him, Temuco being relegated to the Chilean third division.

In 2010, he assumed as coach of Sportverein Jugendland Fussball from Peñaflor in the Chilean Tercera B, with Kormac Valdebenito as the Sport Manager.[3]

Media career[edit]

Bonvallet had also coined a lot of insulting words and phrases in Chilean Spanish, which became popular on his show TVO Channel thanks to the involuntary aid of another one, Caiga Quién Caiga. Some of his notorious phrases were:

  • ¡Avíspate re-huevón! (React, dumbass!)
  • ¡Desconchetumadrízate! (Un-motherfucker-ize yourself!)
  • ¡Ahuevonado al máximo! (Dumbass to the max!)
  • ¡Feo, mamón y no sabís nada! (Ugly! Pussy! And you don't know anything!)
  • ¡Grita huevón, grita! (Scream idiot! Scream!)
  • ¡O eres monje, fakir o guerrero, o sencillamente te pierdes![4] (You must be either a monk, a fakir or a warrior or you will simply get confused!)
  • ¡Tienen que comer carne! (They have to eat meat!)

He was on trial several times for publicly insulting managers, politicians, businessmen, etc. During his last years he earned considerable support, proclaiming himself "El gurú" ("The Guru").

Titles[edit]

Season Club Title
1975 Universidad Católica Primera B de Chile

Personal life and death[edit]

His son, Jean Pierre [es], played football at professional level as a midfielder for both Santiago Wanderers and Unión San Felipe[5] and has continued on a career in the media and social networks like his father.[6] His daughter, Daniela, is a journalist who was an elected member for the municipal council of Ñuñoa, Santiago, in 2021.[7]

In June 2008, it was reported that there was a physical altercation between Bonvallet and former Chilean footballer Carlos Caszely. The location was a Santiago, Chile ice cream shop located in the commune of Las Condes. Witnesses reported that there was a fist fight after the two had an exchange of words.[8]

In 2011, Bonvallet was diagnosed with stomach cancer. However, in late 2012 he announced he had beaten the illness but was required to undergo chemotherapy for at least another year.[citation needed]

On 18 September 2015, Bonvallet was found dead by hanging using a belt at Nogales Hotel in the kitchen of room 213. Local news report he was suffering from depression.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eduardo Bonvallet – NASL Jerseys
  2. ^ Eduardo Bonvallet – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Kormac Valdebenito: "Necesitábamos de una persona con un trabajo serio"". triunfo.cl (in Spanish). La Nación. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Jean Pierre BONVALLET". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ Escobillana, Felipe (27 July 2022). "Bonvallet chico entrega curiosa receta para que la U gane el clásico: "Sus jugadores necesitan una charla técnica donde los traten de cagones y así salgan picados"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ ""Me acompañas desde el cielo": Daniela Bonvallet dedica triunfo como concejala por Ñuñoa a su padre" (in Spanish). Teletrece. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "La Tercera – Los detalles de la pelea entre Carlos Caszely y Eduardo Bonvallet". latercera.cl.
  9. ^ El Gráfico Chile. "Murió el ex seleccionado chileno y comentarista Eduardo Bonvallet". elgraficochile.cl.
  10. ^ El Gráfico Chile. "El parte policial sobre la muerte de Bonvallet habla de suicidio". elgraficochile.cl.

External links[edit]

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