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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Alegría Villamán | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-01-22) 22 January 1975 (age 47) | ||
| 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) |
| 1999–2000 | Magallanes | ||
| 2001–2002 | Universidad de Concepción | (1) | |
| 2003 | Magallanes | (1) | |
| 2004–2006 | Italmaracaibo | 23 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Deportivo Maracaibo (loan) | (5) | |
| 2006–2007 | Mineros de Guayana | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Chile U17 | ||
| 1995 | Chile U20 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2015 | Chile U15 (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Chile U17 (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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]
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]
He has a close friendhip with the former footballer Frank Lobos.[17]
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