Miguel Ángel Villalta Hurtado (born June 16, 1981, in Cusco, Perú) is a

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who plays as a

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. He currently plays for José Gálvez in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Club career

After playing in several district teams, Miguel Villalta played for Cienciano's youth team in 1997, playing as a midfielder. In 1999, Villalta debuted with Cienciano's first team, when Cieniano's current coach, Franco Navarro, put him in as a defender in a match against

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. In 2007, he suffered burns on the soles of his feet after playing on artificial turf or

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in blazing sun.

International career

Villalta has made 28 appearances for the

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* * 1981 births Living people People from Cusco Men's association football central defenders Peruvian footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian Primera División players Cienciano footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Juan Aurich footballers FBC Melgar footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Atlético Minero footballers 2007 Copa América players {{Peru-footy-defender-stub