Arturo Sanhueza

Born in Concepción, Bío-Bío Region, Sanhueza started his career at hometown club Fernández Vial before moving to Everton, where he would spend an entire season. After Vina del Mar team's relegation, he moved to crosstown rivals Santiago Wanderers, led by Jorge Garcés, where he helped to win the 2001 league title. Following three seasons at Valparaíso-based team, in 2005, he signed for Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo after rejecting an offer from Mexico's Atlante. As an anecdote, in 2005 he took part of the reality TV show Adidas Selection Team from Fox Sports Chile, where a squad made up by youth players from professional teams faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as Felipe Seymour, Nelson Saavedra, Eduardo Vargas, among others. Nevertheless, with Claudio Borghi arrival to the bench, Sanhueza became an undisputed player in the Apertura and Clausura titles as well as in the Copa Sudamericana which Colo-Colo was runner-up. In December 2006, he was heavily linked with Argentinian giants Boca Juniors which wanted to sign him for replace Fernando Gago, who left Boca for Real Madrid. After another four seasons playing for Colo-Colo where he won four league titles as captain, in December 2010 he wasn't considered by coach Diego Cagna and the club held a farewell for him during a press conference. In 2011 Sanhueza moved to Deportes Iquique, freshly promoted to the top division after failing to join Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai F.C.,…

In 2024, Sanhueza joined the technical staff of Erwin Durán in Deportes La Serena as assistant coach. In September 2025, Sanhueza assumed as the manager of Deportes Temuco in the Primera B de Chile.

Santiago Wanderers

Primera División: 2001 Colo-Colo

Primera División (6): 2006-A, 2006-C, 2007-A, 2007-C, 2008-C, 2009-C Copa Sudamericana: Runner–up 2006 Deportes Temuco

Primera B: 2015–16 Individual

Campeonato Nacional Team of the Season (3): 2006, 2007, 2008