Juan Carlos Alegría Villamán (born 22 January 1975) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.

Juan Carlos Alegría
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Alegría Villamán
Date of birth (1975-01-22) 22 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Colo-Colo 8 (0)
1998 Magallanes
1999 Unión San Felipe 22 (0)
2000 Deportes Temuco
2001–2002 Universidad de Concepción (1)
2003 Magallanes (1)
2004–2006 Deportivo Italmaracaibo [es] 23 (2)
2004–2005 → Deportivo Maracaibo (loan) (5)
2006–2007 Mineros de Guayana 2 (0)
International career
1991 Chile U17
1995 Chile U20
Managerial career
2013–2015 Chile U15 (assistant)
2013–2015 Chile U17 (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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A product of Colo-Colo youth system, where he coincided with players such as Nicolás Córdova and Manuel Villalobos,[1] he made his professional debut in a 1992 Copa Chile match against Magallanes, where he scored a goal at the minute 86,[2] becoming the youngest player who has scored for the club at professional level.[3]

In Chile he also played for Magallanes, in two stints,[4][5] and Universidad de Concepción.[6]

Abroad, he played for the Venezuelan clubs Deportivo Italmaracaibo [es], Deportivo Maracaibo and Mineros de Guayana.[7] For Deportivo Maracaibo, he scored 5 goals.[8]

As a curiosity, in 2006 he coincided in Italmaracaibo with the Argentine player Sergio Daniel López,[9] who is a nephew of Diego Maradona.[10]

International career

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Alegría represented Chile at under-17 level in the 1991 South American Championship[11] and at under-20 level in the 1995 South American Championship.[12]

Coaching career

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He graduated as a football manager[13] and worked as the assistant of both Hernán Caputto in Chile U15[14] and Hugo Tocalli in Chile U17.[15]

He is a member of the technical department of Colo-Colo.[16]

Personal life

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He has a close friendship with the former footballer Frank Lobos.[17]

Honours

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Colo-Colo

References

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  1. ^ Cordero, Pamela Juanita (4 December 2016). "¿Reconoce al super goleador iquiqueño al lado de Barti?". LUN (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "MAGALLANES 2:1 COLO-COLO - COPA CHILE 1992". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ Reyes, Luis (28 September 2016). "Los 7 jugadores más jóvenes que anotaron por Colo Colo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ Magallanes Año 1999. Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos. on Facebook (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo (10 February 2004). "Chile 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "¡ Temuco arrasó con su "bestia negra" !". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). 13 September 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Jugadores chilenos que pasaron por el fútbol de Venezuela" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo; García Regalado, Jesús (2 July 2005). "Venezuela 2004/05". RSSSF (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Sergio Daniel Lopez :: Sergio Daniel Lopez Maradona ::". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Sobrino de Maradona jugará con el chileno Juan Carlos Alegría en equipo venezolano". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  13. ^ Juan Carlos Alegría on LinkedIn
  14. ^ "SUB 15 VIAJA A MUNDIALITO DE FRANCIA". ANFP (in Spanish). ANFP. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  15. ^ "EL CUERPO TÉCNICO DE LA SUB 15 FINALIZÓ SU PROCESO DE CAPTACIÓN EN QUILÍN" (in Spanish). ANFP. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  16. ^ @ColoColo (22 January 2019). "Formado en la cantera alba y, por ahora, el jugador más joven que anotó un gol por Colo Colo en el profesionalismo" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Sanhueza, Ana María (12 July 2012). "Tiempo agregado". Revista Qué Pasa (in Spanish). Qué Pasa. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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