José Pedro Fuenzalida
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| José Pedro Fuenzalida | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana | |
| Date of birth | February 22, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
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| Current club |  Colo-Colo |
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| Number | 22 | |
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| 1996-2003 | Universidad Católica |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2008-Present |
Universidad Católica Colo-Colo |
56 (5) 7 (1) |
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José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana (born February 22, 1985, in Chile) is a Chilean footballer also known as "Chapita". Fuenzalida is a midfielder, who currently plays for Colo-Colo. He went through the Universidad Católica's youth system, until 2005 when he made his professional debut with the adult squad at the age of 19. In the summer of 2007 at the young age of 22, Fuenzalida retired in order to concentrate on his school work. Therefore he did not play in the 2007 Chilean Clausura tournament. In January 2008, Fuenzalida returned to professional football and was expected to play for his team of always Universidad Católica. However in a surprise move he signed for archrival Colo-Colo, which angered Universidad Católica's management and caused them to ask for $210,000 for the signing ($30,000 for each year Fuenzalida was in the youth ranks).
Fuenzalida was an intrical part of the Chilean squad at 2005 South American Youth Championship in Colombia, which qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. During the FIFA World Youth Championship, Fuenzalida scored 2 goals in Chile's 7-0 victory over Honduras.
Fuenzalida scored two goals the prestigious U-23 2008 Toulon Tournament, where he scored one beautiful goal in the 5-3 win against France and another in the 2-0 win against the Netherlands. He then went on to start in the 2-0 win against Japan. He played in all five of the teams games in the tournament playing many different positions.
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