Franco Bechtholdt

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 32)
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)
2011	→ Defensores Belgrano (VR) (loan)	–	(–)
2024–	Cobresal	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2024

Career

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

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

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