Víctor Eduardo Villalón Bernal (born 25 October 1950) is a Chilean naturalized

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n former

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defender who played for clubs in Chile and Bolivia.

Club career

Early career

Born in Maitenes, Puchuncaví, Chile, as a youth player, Villalón was with Everton de Viña del Mar playing as a forward. Because of long trips to train with them, he switched to club José 'Peta' Fernández in his hometown.

In Chile

At the age of seventeen, he joined club Enami from Concón, winning the title of the second division of 1968 Campeonato Regional Central (Central Regional Championship) and staying with them until 1971. In 1970, he took part of the teams of both Concón and Quintero in the qualifiers for the 1970 ANFA national championship in Santa Cruz, qualifying and reaching the third place in the tournament with Quintero. In 1971, he joined Antofagasta Portuario with Paco Molina as coach and

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as sport manager, taking part of the squad for three seasons in the Chilean top division.

In Bolivia

In 1973, as a player of Antofagasta Portuario, Villalón faced

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in Bolivia. In 1974, he left Chile and joined the Bolivian club for the

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, coinciding with his compatriot Hugo Bravo. He was in three other stints with them: in the second half of 1975, 1980 to 1982 and 1984 to 1986, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981. In 1980, he coincided with the successful Brazilian player

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. In the first half of 1975, he played for Aurora, becoming the runner-up in the regional championship of Cochabamba having scored nine goals and taking part in the

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. In 1977, he joined Deportivo Bata in the first season of the Bolivian Primera División, staying with them until 1979. In 1983, he played for

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, winning the league title of the top division, with the Chilean manager

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. He retired in 1986 as a player of Jorge Wilstermann after suffering an

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in a match against Aurora.

International career

Naturalized

n by residence in late 1974, Villalón represented the Bolivia national team in the Inter-confederation play-offs for the 1978 FIFA World Cup against Hungary, losing both matches. In the squad, another naturalized players took part: and

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, brothers from Paraguay and René Domingo Taritolay, Héctor Horacio Auad and Luis Bastida from Argentina. Previously, he took part of another unofficial matches in Budapest, Hungary, and Düsseldorf, Germany. He is the first Chilean to represent another country with no blood ties.

Coaching career

Subsequently, his retirement, he led club Metalsan, Esparta and Deportivo San Pedro from Cochabamba and was the assistant of in Real Mamoré. At youth level, he has coached de under-19 squad of Fundación Intikallpanchis (Funika).

Personal life

Villalón is of Mapuche descent. He married the Bolivian Martha Siles Revollo and they have three sons: Jorge, Diego and Víctor Jr.

References

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Víctor Villalón
at PlaymakerStats * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villalon, Victor 1952 births Living people People from Valparaíso Province Chilean people of Mapuche descent Mapuche sportspeople Footballers from Valparaíso Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Bolivian men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers Naturalised association football players Chilean Primera División players C.D. Antofagasta footballers Bolivian Primera División players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club Aurora players Club Blooming players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Men's association football defenders Bolivian football managers Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas