Moisés Villarroel

Moisés Fermín Villarroel Ayala (born February 12, 1976) is a retired Chilean football midfielder and football manager. He is currently in charge of Santiago Wanderers.

Moisés Villarroel
Personal information
Full name Moisés Fermín Villarroel Ayala
Date of birth (1976-02-12) February 12, 1976
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current team
 Santiago Wanderers (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Santiago Wanderers 167 (12)
2003–2008 Colo-Colo 165 (8)
2009–2014 Santiago Wanderers 94 (3)
Total 429 (23)
National team
1997–2005 Chile 34 (1)
Teams managed
2014–2018 Santiago Wanderers (youth)
2018– Santiago Wanderers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He played for Colo-Colo, where he was part of the 2006 apertura, 2006 clausura, 2007 apertura, 2007 clausura, 2008 clausura championship teams. Now is the captain of Santiago Wanderers club where he start his footballer career.

Villarroel's international debut came in a match against Venezuela, which Chile won 6–0 on April 29, 1997. He has capped 34 times and scored 1 goal for the Chilean national team between 1997 and 2005, including four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He has also represented his country in four Copa América tournaments.

Villaroel has mainly played as a right sided defender and defensive midfielder. He has been described as a tough defensive minded player with a high work-rate.

Coaching career

Santiago Wanderers

Short after retiring in 2014, Villarroel started coaching the youth teams at Santiago Wanderers. On 21 March 2018, Villarroel was appointed as the new manager of Santiago Wanderers.[1]

Honours

Club
Santiago Wanderers
Colo-Colo

References
  1. MOISES FERMÍN VILLARROEL SERÁ EL NUEVO TÉCNICO DE SANTIAGO WANDERERS‚ santiagowanderers.cl, 21 March 2018
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