Walter Vílchez

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Walter Vílchez
Personal information
Full nameWalter Ricardo Vílchez Soto
Date of birth (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982
Place of birthChiclayo, Peru
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000Deportivo Wanka11(0)
2001Unión Minas7(0)
2002Sport Coopsol Trujillo8(0)
2003–2004Alianza Lima68(5)
2005Olimpo18(0)
2005–2006Sporting Cristal62(2)
2007–2009Cruz Azul17(0)
2007–2009→ Puebla (loan)56(0)
2009Cienciano16(1)
2010Alianza Lima33(1)
2011–2012Sporting Cristal51(1)
2013Chivas USA11(0)
National team‡
2001–Peru64(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2012

Walter Ricardo Vílchez Soto (born 20 February 1982) is a Peruvian footballer.

He has made 64 appearances for the Peru national football team.[1]

Club career

Walter Vílchez made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2000 season playing for Deportivo Wanka.[2] The following seasons he played for smaller clubs Unión Minas and Sport Coopsol Trujillo. In 2003 he joined top Peruvian club Alianza Lima and was national champion with the club in 2003 and 2004. In the first half of 2005 he played with Club Olimpo de Bahia Blanca (Argentina). In the second half of 2005 he returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal and won the 2005 league title.

In 2007 he went to Mexico to play for Club Deportivo Cruz Azul. He then went to Puebla FC on loan and became an important player for the club, remaining there until 2009. At the start of the following year, it became official that club Atlante, according to his representative, attempted to sign him for one year. However, after several days training in Cancun, the clubs President announced that his move would not be possible given that there were no more places for a foreign player on the team roster.

He returned to Peru in 2009, signing with Cienciano. After one year at the club he rejoined Alianza Lima. In 2011 he joined Sporting Cristal and helped the club capture a league title in 2012.

On 26 February 2013, Major League Soccer club Chivas USA announced they had signed Vílchez along with Mexican defender Joaquín Velázquez, reuniting with their former coach at Puebla FC José Luis Sánchez Solá.[3] Vílchez and Chivas USA mututally parted company on 26 July 2013.[4]

Honours

Club

Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal

Country

Peru national team
  • Copa America: Bronze medal 2011

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (28 May 2009). "Peru – Record International Players". RSSSF. 
  2. ↑ Walter Vílchez at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Chivas USA Add Veteran Defenders Walter Vilchez and Joaquin Velasquez". mlssoccer.com. 27 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/07/26/chivas-usa-mutually-part-ways-defender-walter-vilchez

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