Nicolás Villamil

Servando Nicolás Villamil (11 April 1965 – 11 September 2021^[2][3][4]) was an Argentinian professional footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. He is considered an idol at the Chilean team Deportes Concepción.^[1][2][5][6]

On 19 November 1991, and playing for Concepción, he saved a penalty while on his back to Unión Española at Santa Laura Stadium.^[7][8]

Villamil was known to suffer from depression and diabetes.^[9]

In 2016, he was featured in a regarded chapter of En Su Propia Trampa, program of the channel Canal 13.^{[10][11][3][8]}

On 24 March 2017, his left leg had to be amputated due to complications from his diabetes.^[12]

On 11 September 2021, it was reported that Villamil had died from a heart attack. Among the referents which mourned the death of Villamil was Patricio Almendra,^[13] who declared to have known his suffering closely, noting the following:

«It's sad. Nobody wants a person to end one like this. He was suffering a lot. He ended up losing both of his legs, he had several problems not only from diabetes and ulcer. Seeing him every day was degrading, his senses were already lost. One day he even escaped from the hospital. It was quite painful».^[13]

• Servando Nicolas Villamil at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Nicolás Villamil at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
• Profile at En una Baldosa (in Spanish)