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

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former

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who last played for

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in the Segunda División Peruana. He made 64 appearances for the

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. He is the older brother of

Óscar Vílchez Óscar Christopher Vílchez Soto (born 21 January 1986) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Alianza Universidad and for the Peru national football team. He is also the younger brother of footballer Walter Vílchez. Cl ...

Club career

Vílchez made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2000 season playing for

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. In the following two seasons he played for, successively, smaller clubs

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and

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. In 2003, he joined top Peruvian club Alianza Lima, who were national champions in 2003 and 2004. In the first half of 2005 Vilchez played with Club Olimpo de Bahía 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

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. He then went to Puebla F.C. on loan and became an important player for the club, remaining there until 2009. At the start of the following year, it became official, according to his representative, that Club Atlante attempted to sign him for one year. However, after several days training in Cancún, the club's president announced that his move would not be possible given that there were no more places for a foreign player on the team roster. Vilchez returned to Peru in 2009, signing with

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. 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

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. On 26 February 2013, Major League Soccer club

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announced they had signed Vílchez along with Mexican defender

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, reuniting with their former coach at Puebla F.C.

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. Vílchez and Chivas USA parted company on 26 July 2013. Walter returned to Peru and joined the club UTC for the 2014 season

Honours

Club

; Alianza Lima * Torneo Descentralizado: 2003, 2004 ; Sporting Cristal * Torneo Descentralizado: 2005,

Country

; Peru national team * Copa América: Bronze medal 2011

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilchez, Walter 1982 births Living people People from Chiclayo Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian Primera División players Deportivo Wanka footballers Unión Minas footballers Sport Coopsol Trujillo footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Club Olimpo footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club Puebla players Cienciano footballers Chivas USA players Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers Cusco FC footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Liga MX players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 2001 Copa América players 2004 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players 2011 Copa América players