Christian Vilches
Christian Alberto Vilches González[a] (born 13 July 1983), known as Christian Vilches, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Unión La Calera.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Alberto Vilches González | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión La Calera | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Quilicura | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Deportes Quilicura | ||
| 2004–2008 | Palestino | 127 | (7) |
| 2005 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Audax Italiano | 91 | (4) |
| 2011–2015 | Colo-Colo | 141 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Paranaense | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Universidad de Chile | 61 | (1) |
| 2019– | Unión La Calera | 68 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2015 | |||
Club career edit
Palestino edit
Vilches began his career at Deportes Quilicura, a humble club of his country's third division. In 2004 he signed with Palestino, a club of the professional first division. He made his professional debut against Unión San Felipe and scored his first goal in the professional football against Cobresal in a 3–3 draw.
In 2005, the player was loaned to Unión La Calera, where he remained until June of the following year before returning to the Colony Club. After a nondescript year in 2007, in the following season Vilches was part of his club's historic season, in which the team advanced to the 2008 Clausura final.
Audax Italiano edit
After his successful participation with Palestino, it was reported that Colo-Colo, one of the Big Three of Chilean football, was interested in him, but he finally joined Audax Italiano. The player scored 2 goals in 39 matches during the season, being a key player in the team's scheme. In the following season, after an irregular tournament start, Vilches had a good season with The Italians, being a starter in every match, and was nominated in the Chilean team of the year. He played a total of 36 games and scored 2 goals during the season.
Colo-Colo edit
After several rumors of Vilches' incorporation to Colo-Colo, his signing was confirmed, and he was introduced as club's new player on 23 June 2011.
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vilches and the second or maternal family name is González.
External links edit
- Christian Vilches at Soccerway
- Cristian Alberto Vilches at BDFA (in Spanish)