Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1969)
# Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1969)

Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez (January 28, 1969 – January 24, 2009) was a Chilean football midfielder. He died of stomach cancer on January 24, 2009, four days before his 40th birthday.

## 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

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 15 December 1996 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 1–1 | Draw | 1998 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 4 January 1997 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Armenia | 7–0 | Win | Friendly |
| Correct as of 7 October 2015 |||||||

## 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
