Jorge Valdivia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Maracay, Venezuela[1] | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2002 | Colo-Colo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Colo-Colo | 40 | (14) |
2003 |
→ Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 30 | (7) |
2004 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2004 | → Servette (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2006–2008 | Palmeiras | 53 | (11) |
2008–2010 | Al Ain | 25 | (12) |
2010–2015 | Palmeiras | 82 | (7) |
2015–2017 | Al Wahda | 34 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Colo-Colo | 41 | (5) |
2020 |
Morelia | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Mazatlán | 3 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Colo-Colo | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Unión La Calera | 6 | (1) |
2022 | Necaxa | 4 | (0) |
Total | 338 | (67) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Chile U20 | 2 | (0) |
2004 | Chile U23 | 7 | (0) |
2004–2017 | Chile | 78 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe ˈlwjs βalˈdjβja], born 19 October 1983) is a Chilean national and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Product of
A
He is considered one of the greatest playmakers in the Chilean football history[7] and has been praised by football legends like Pelé or Carlos Valderrama.[8][9] His figure is very prominent at Palmeiras recent history, where he is mostly a divisive figure, but more often considered to be an idol. He also enjoys great fame at Al Ain.
Due to his talent, he was given the nicknames "El Mago" (the wizard) throughout his career. Valdivia was a "classic number 10", who was best known for his passing ability and skills.[10]
Early life and background
Valdivia was born in
Club career
Early career
In 1993, Valdivia joined Colo-Colo’s football academy. He was promoted to first team in 2003, at the age of nineteen. Nevertheless, he was demotivated by his teammates, like captain Marcelo Espina, complemented by the misbehavior outside the field.[12]
Colo-Colo
Loan to Universidad Concepción
After falling out of Colo-Colo's first team figures, Valdivia was loaned to fellow
Following that match, Valdivia became an undisputed starter for the club, contributing with the opener in a 4–3 home win against Universidad de Chile on 16 June, as his side qualified to the quarterfinals of the Torneo Apertura.[16] In his first season at Concepción-based side, he impressed for his skills. There, Valdivia scored seven goals in 30 games.
Loans to Rayo Vallecano and Servette
That allowed him to go on loan again, this time to Segunda División side Rayo Vallecano,[17] where he only played five matches and failed to score a goal.
After another loan spell at
Return and breakthrough
In 2005, he returned to Colo-Colo. Likewise, that year he complemented his football career with studies of journalism at the University of the Americas,[20] career which he didn't finished.
Then, in 2006, Valdivia helped his club to achieve the
Palmeiras
On 5 August 2006, Valdivia completed his move to Brazilian club
Al Ain
In August 2008, it was reported that Valdivia joined
Palmeiras return
During and after the
Al Wahda
On 25 June 2015, was reported that Valdivia would return to United Arab Emirates to sign for
Colo-Colo return
On 19 June 2017, Valdivia returned to his first club Colo-Colo.[30] In December 2019, Colo-Colo announced they would be not renewing his contract.[31]
Morelia
On January 16, 2020, Valdivia signed with
Retirement
On 1 July 2022, Valdivia confirmed that he had already decided to retire from football on the radio program Los Tenores (The Tenors) from ADN Radio Chile, looking to become a football manager and to work in TV media.[33]
International career
Born in
Valdivia also represented
Valdivia scored his first international goal for Chile in an
In June 2007, Valdivia was chosen in Chile's
A year and half later, he was re-considered by Marcelo Bielsa after calling-up him to a friendly game with Turkey on 5 August 2008.[41] One month later, on 7 September, Valdivia made his debut for the 2010 World Cup qualifying in a 3–0 loss with Brazil, which he was sent off for double-yellow card.[42] On 10 October 2009, he scored the last goal of the 4–2 win over Colombia at Medellín that finished Chile's 12-year World Cup absence since 1998.[43]
Being a key player during qualification, he was selected in the 23-man World Cup roster and participated in the most of the preparatory games, scoring a goal even in a 3–0 win over Zambia in Calama.[44] However at the World Cup, he performed well despite of playing as Second striker, highlighting his 35-yard though pass that broke Switzerland's defensive and allowed Esteban Paredes cross for Mark González header goal.[45] Then Chile was eliminated after losing again to Brazil.[46]
2011–2014
In January 2011, Bielsa left abruptly stepped down as coach following differences with the federation,
On 8 March 2013, after 16 months of the incident, Valdivia was re-called by Jorge Sampaoli, including him in the call-up for the qualifying games against Peru and Uruguay.[54] His official re-debut was on 7 September against Venezuela in a 3–0 victory at Estadio Nacional.[55] On 15 October, following a 2–1 win over Ecuador, Chile reached its eight qualification to a World Cup and its first consecutively.[56]
On 1 June 2014, Valdivia was selected in Chile squad for the
2015 Copa América
Participating in the most preparatory games prior the 2015 Copa América held in his country, Valdivia scored a goal against El Salvador (the game's only one score at Rancagua)[64] and was included in the 23 man list to face the cup.[65] On 12 June, he was a starter in the Copa América opening game with Ecuador: a 2–0 victory for Chile.[66] The following group match with México, Valdivia was praised by the press for play the full 90 minutes, be trasendental in all Chile goals and for have scored a badly canceled goal during that 3–3 draw.[67][68][69] After another highlighting match in a 5–0 win over Bolivia where assisted Alexis Sánchez in Chile's second goal,[70] he was a key player in the 1–0 victory against Uruguay (defending champions)[71][72] for the quarterfinals, match remembered by the incident between Gonzalo Jara and the striker Edinson Cavani.[73] Following the semifinal's triumph over Perú (2–1) that put Chile in a Copa América final after 28 years since 1987,[74]
Valdivia was a starter in the final against
Personal life
Valdivia married Chilean model Daniela Aránguiz, with whom he has two children. Valdivia and Aránguiz are separated.[77][78]
About football, he has several relatives who have played it at different levels: His maternal grandfather, Juan Toro, who played for the Chile senior team;[79] his uncle, Juan Toro Jr., who played for Palestino and other clubs;[80] his older brother, Luis or Quique as he is known, who played at youth categories of Palestino; his half-brother, Hugo Bravo, who played for clubs such as Palestino and Universidad de Chile;[81] and his younger brother, Claudio, who played for Audax Italiano and Palmeiras B.[82]
Post retirement
In October and November 2021, Valdivia performed as a football commentator for the TV program ESPN F90 until he moved to Mexico to join Necaxa for the 2022 season.[83] Following his definitive retirement from football, in July 2022 he returned to ESPN Chile as a panelist for the program ESPN F360.[84]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad de Concepción | 2003 | Chilean Primera División | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
Rayo Vallecano | 2003–04[86] | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Servette | 2004–05 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
Colo-Colo | 2005 | Chilean Primera División | 21 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 10 | ||
2006 | 19 | 4 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
Total | 40 | 14 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 14 | ||||
Palmeiras
|
2006[87] | Série A | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2007[88] | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[b] | 3 | 38 | 10 | |||
2008[89] | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 20[b] | 9 | 40 | 14 | |||
Total | 53 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 34 | 12 | 93 | 24 | |||
Al Ain | 2008–09
|
UAE Pro League | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 14 | ||
2009–10
|
12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
Total | 25 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 18 | |||
Palmeiras
|
2010 | Série A | 15 | 2 | — | 4[d] | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
2011 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | 28 | 4 | ||
2012 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
2013 | Série B | 18 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 27 | 4 | ||
2014 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[b] | 4 | 29 | 4 | ||
2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 86 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 147 | 18 | ||
Al Wahda | 2015–16
|
UAE Pro League | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||
2016–17
|
18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7[c] | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
Total | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 45 | 12 | |||
Colo-Colo | 2017 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
2018 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Total | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Career total | 313 | 64 | 38 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 75 | 19 | 457 | 99 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de Chile
International
Chile | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 3 | 0 |
2005 | 6 | 0 |
2006 | 7 | 1 |
2007 | 7 | 0 |
2008 | 3 | 0 |
2009 | 9 | 2 |
2010 | 7 | 1 |
2011 | 8 | 0 |
2013 | 4 | 0 |
2014 | 6 | 2 |
2015 | 12 | 1 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 78 | 7 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 15 November 2006 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Paraguay | 2–0 |
3–2 |
Friendly |
2. | 11 February 2009 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa | South Africa | 1–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
3. | 10 October 2009 | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia | Colombia | 3–2 |
4–2 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 26 May 2010 | Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama, Chile | Zambia | 3–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly |
5. | 13 June 2014 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Australia | 2–0 |
3–1 |
2014 FIFA World Cup |
6. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio CAP, Talcahuano , Chile |
Venezuela | 2–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly |
7. | 5 June 2015 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | El Salvador | 1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
Honours
Colo-Colo
- 2017 Transición
- Supercopa de Chile: 2017, 2018
Palmeiras
Al Ain
- 2008
- UAE President Cup: 2008–09
- UAE Super Cup: 2009
Al Wahda
- UAE League Cup: 2015-16
Chile
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2007
- Troféu Mesa Redonda: 2007
- Campeonato Paulista Most Valuable Player: 2007, 2008
- South American Team of the Year: 2007
- UFL Most Valuable Foreign Player: 2009
- Best Foreign player of the United Arab Emirates League: 2009
- Copa América Top Assist Provider: 2015
- Primera División de ChileBest Player: 2017
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- ^ "Jorge Valdivia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
External links
- Jorge Valdivia at Soccerway
- Official website
- Jorge Valdivia at BDFutbol