Juan Carlos Alegría Explained

Juan Carlos Alegría Villamán (born 22 January 1975) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.

Club career

A product of Colo-Colo youth system, where he coincided with players such as Nicolás Córdova and Manuel Villalobos,^[1] he made his professional debut in a 1992 Copa Chile match against Magallanes, where he scored a goal at the minute 86,^[2] becoming the youngest player who has scored for the club at professional level.^[3]

In Chile he also played for Magallanes, in two stints,^{[4] [5]} and Universidad de Concepción.^[6]

Abroad, he played for the Venezuelan clubs, Deportivo Maracaibo and Mineros de Guayana.^[7] For Deportivo Maracaibo, he scored 5 goals.^[8]

As a curiosity, in 2006 he coincided in Italmaracaibo with the Argentine player Sergio Daniel López,^[9] who is a nephew of Diego Maradona.^[10]

International career

Alegría represented Chile at under-17 level in the 1991 South American Championship^[11] and at under-20 level in the 1995 South American Championship.^[12]

Coaching career

He graduated as a football manager and worked as the assistant of both Hernán Caputto in Chile U15^[13] and Hugo Tocalli in Chile U17.^[14]

He is a member of the technical department of Colo-Colo.^[15]

Personal life

He has a close friendship with the former footballer Frank Lobos.^[16]

Honours

Colo-Colo

• Chilean Primera División (3): 1993, 1996, 1997 Clausura
• Copa Chile (2): 1994, 1996

External links

• • • Juan Carlos Alegría at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cordero . Pamela Juanita . ¿Reconoce al super goleador iquiqueño al lado de Barti? . LUN . . 2 October 2022 . es . 4 December 2016.
2. Web site: MAGALLANES 2:1 COLO-COLO - COPA CHILE 1992 . historiadecolocolo.com . 2 October 2022 . es.
3. Web site: Reyes . Luis . Los 7 jugadores más jóvenes que anotaron por Colo Colo . . 2 October 2022 . es . 28 September 2016.
4. https://www.facebook.com/retrofutbolchileno/photos/a.431742490493197/1227972924203479/?type=3 Magallanes Año 1999.
5. Web site: Andrés . Juan Pablo . Chile 2003 . . 2 October 2022 . 10 February 2004.
6. Web site: ¡ Temuco arrasó con su "bestia negra" ! . www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl . 2 October 2022 . es . 13 September 2001.
7. Web site: Jugadores chilenos que pasaron por el fútbol de Venezuela . . 2 October 2022 . es . 28 March 2017.
8. Web site: Andrés . Juan Pablo . García Regalado . Jesús . Venezuela 2004/05 . . 2 October 2022 . es . 2 July 2005.
9. Web site: Sergio Daniel Lopez :: Sergio Daniel Lopez Maradona :: . www.playmakerstats.com . 3 October 2022.
10. Web site: Sobrino de Maradona jugará con el chileno Juan Carlos Alegría en equipo venezolano . alairelibre.cl . . 2 October 2022 . es . 1 January 2006.
11. Web site: Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17 . Partidos de La Roja . 2 October 2022 . es.
12. Web site: Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20 . Partidos de La Roja . 2 October 2022 . es.
13. Web site: SUB 15 VIAJA A MUNDIALITO DE FRANCIA . ANFP . . 2 October 2022 . es . 22 March 2013.
14. Web site: EL CUERPO TÉCNICO DE LA SUB 15 FINALIZÓ SU PROCESO DE CAPTACIÓN EN QUILÍN . . 2 October 2022 . es . 4 December 2013.
15. ColoColo . 1087815712960335873 . Formado en la cantera alba y, por ahora, el jugador más joven que anotó un gol por Colo Colo en el profesionalismo. . 22 January 2019 . 2 October 2022.
16. Web site: Sanhueza . Ana María . Tiempo agregado . Revista Qué Pasa . . 3 October 2022 . es . 12 July 2012.