Jaime Valdés

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Jaime Valdés
Personal information
Full name	Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata
Date of birth	January 11, 1981 (1981-01-11) (age 27)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lecce
Number	20
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 2000-2004 2004 2005-present 2008-	Palestino Bari Fiorentina (co-ownership) Lecce Atalanta	039 (15) 116 0(8) 005 0(0) 114 (16)
National team2
2001-2006	Chile	002 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata (born 11 January 1981 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for Serie B club Lecce.

After the experience at Bari, the team that makes it begin in Italy in 1999 having taken from Palestino trained by Manuel Pellegrini, accasa to Fiorentina in 2004.

In January 2005 calling for Lecce in return for technical transfer Valeri Bojinov to the club purple, initialling his first and only network season against Chievo. In the 2005-2006 season, played for the second consecutive year in the premier league, collecting 26 goals and no attendance. Nell'annata 2006-2007 manages to put on display its technical and tactical skills, including skills in dribbling and nell'assist, becoming an indispensable player for the team. At the end of the tournament are 8 goals achieved, some of which are valuable bill. In the 2008-2009 championship militerà in the ranks dell'Atalanta Football following a contract at the beginning of the season.

It is within the Chilean National.

v • d • e U.S. Lecce – current squad 1 Rosati • 2 Budyanskiy • 3 Polenghi • 4 Cottafava • 5 Diamoutene • 6 Ângelo • 7 Zanchetta • 8 Munari • 9 Abbruscato • 10 Lovrečič • 11 Guiliatto • 14 Fabiano • 15 Mihoubi • 16 Esposito • 17 Diarra • 19 Ariatti • 20 Valdés • 21 Ardito • 23 Schiavi • 25 Konan • 26 Gabrieli • 27 Corvia • 27 Tundo • 28 Franceschini • 30 Triarico • 80 Vives • 90 Tiribocchi • 99 Benussi • Coach: Papadopulo