Rodolfo Antonio Moya Spuler (born July 27, 1979) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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. In his career, Moya has played for the three biggest teams in Chile: Universidad Católica,

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, and

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...

Career

At 15 years, 4 months, and 21 days, Moya made his professional debut with Chilean club Everton in

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against

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. Moya spent four years with Everton before moving to Universidad Católica. He would go on to cap five times for

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in 2002 before returning to Chile to play for

Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División. The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 ...

, La Serena, and Audax. Moya revived his career during the 2007 Chilean Apertura Tournament, while playing with Audax. During the

2007 Copa Libertadores The 2007 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It started on January 24, 2007 and finished on June 20, 2007. It was won by B ...

, Moya's play almost qualified Audax out of group play. Moya scored three goals during the Libertadores and six during the national tournament. Moya was than sold to Colo-Colo for $300,000."Rodolfo Moya será formalmente jugador de Colo Colo la próxima semana"
- El Mercurio On August 9, 2007, Moya scored his first goal with Colo-Colo in a 3–1 win over Bolivian team Real Potosí in a

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match. In July 2009 he was loaned to Everton.

Honours

Colo-Colo * Primera División (2): 2007–C, 2008–C

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moya, Rodolfo 1979 births Living people People from Concón Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers FK Austria Wien players Universidad de Chile footballers C.D. Huachipato footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Audax Italiano footballers Colo-Colo footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria Association football forwards