Manuel Villalobos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Arturo Villalobos Salvo | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1999 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Colo-Colo | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Fernández Vial (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2001 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Deportes Talcahuano (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| 2002 | Deportes Iquique | 32 | (20) |
| 2003 |
Dragões Sandinenses | 10 | (2) |
| 2003 | Deportes Arica | 14 | (3) |
| 2004 | Deportes Copiapó | 18 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Ñublense | 103 | (45) |
| 2008–2009 | Universidad de Chile | 70 | (27) |
| 2010–2012 |
Huachipato | 99 | (38) |
| 2013–2017 | Deportes Iquique | 129 | (45) |
| 2018 | Santiago Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 546 | (202) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Chile U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Deportes Iquique (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Deportes Iquique (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Arturo Villalobos Salvo (born October 15, 1980) is a Chilean former footballer and current manager.[1]
Playing career
Villalobos joined
Deportes Talcahuano. During these two years Villalobos was rejected a chance to return to his original club, Colo-Colo. In 2002 Colo-Colo's coach Jaime Pizarro
released him from his contract due to indiscipline.
In 2002 Villalobos signed with
Chilean Third Division
where he scored in abundance. However, since he was not owned by any first-tier club, his accomplishments were not taken seriously. During this time he thought about leaving football for good.
Huachipato of Chile
.
Villalobos played for Chile at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.[2]
Coaching career
Since 2022, he works as coach of the Deportes Iquique youth ranks. In April and October of the same year he has assumed as caretaker coach of the first team.[3]
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- 1998
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2009 Apertura
- Huachipato
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2012 Clausura
- Deportes Iquique
- Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
References
- ^ Adiós goleador histórico: la sentida despedida de Deportes Iquique a Manuel Villalobos‚ publimetro.cl, 3 June 2017
- ^ Manuel Villalobos – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "El nuevo desafío de Manuel Villalobos: asumió de forma interina" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
External links
- Manuel Villalobos at Soccerway
- Manuel Villalobos at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Manuel Villalobos at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)