Christian Alberto Riffo González (born 2 March 1977), sometimes referred as Cristian Riffo or Christian Alberto in Indonesia, is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.

Career

A product of Universidad de Chile youth system, he made ten appearances for the club in 1996 in the top division, where he coincided with players such as

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, Víctor Hugo and

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, among others. Then, he switched to

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in 1997 in the second level. In Chile, he also played for both

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(2003) and Deportes Puerto Montt (2004–05) in the top division and for

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(2006) in the second division, where he coincided with players such as

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and

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. Abroad, he played in Indonesia for

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in 2007–08.

After football

Riffo has gone on playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Deportivo Independiente from Santiago.

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* * * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Deportes Linares footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Unión La Calera footballers PSDS Deli Serdang players Doping cases in association football Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Men's association football midfielders {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub