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José Villalobos

José Villalobos

Costa Rican footballer (born 1981)

José Miguel Villalobos Chan (born June 5, 1981) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguay de Coronado.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villalobos and the second or maternal family name is Chan.

Club career

Villalobos made his debut for Cartaginés in 2000[1] and played for 10 years with the side during two spells, both sides of a couple of seasons at Herediano, before eventually moving to Pérez Zeledón in summer 2014.[2] He signed for Uruguay de Coronado ahead of the 2015 Verano season.[3]

International career

He was a member of the Costa Rica U23 team that competed at 2004 Summer Olympics,[4] playing the full 90 minutes in all matches as Costa Rica lost to Argentina on the quarterfinals and scoring in the group stage match against Portugal.[5] Villalobos was called up for the first time to the senior national team in August 2009,[6] but has not yet made a competitive appearance for the full squad.

References

  1. [1]
    José Villalobos Chan: ‘A mí nadie me va a retirar, es una decisión mía’ - Al Día (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Pérez Zeledón es el destino de José Villalobos Chan - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    José Villalobos Chan es el nuevo refuerzo del Uruguay de Coronado - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    José Villalobos – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. [5]
    "Costa Rica, Paraguay slay titans in Greek drama". FIFA. 18 August 2004. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. [6]
    Aguilar, Alexander (28 August 2009). "¿Le damos el chance a José?" [Do we give the chance to José?] (in Spanish). Diario al Dia.


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