Jaime Valdés

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Zapata.
Jaime Valdés
Personal information
Full name Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata
Date of birth (1981-01-11) 11 January 1981
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 20
Youth career
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2000 Palestino 39 (15)
2000–2004 Bari 119 (8)
2004–2005 Fiorentina 5 (0)
2005–2008 Lecce 116 (15)
2008–2010 Atalanta 61 (10)
2010–2012 Sporting CP 24 (5)
2011–2012 → Parma (loan) 20 (1)
2012–2013 Parma 35 (4)
2014– Colo-Colo 50 (11)
National team‡
2001 Chile U20 6 (1)
2001–2015 Chile 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 May 2010

Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈjaime βalˈdes] born 11 January 1981) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Colo-Colo. He usually plays as central midfielder, but also can operates as an attacking midfielder or winger. Valdés was member of his national under-20 national team in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and has represented three times the senior team between 2001 and 2010.

Product of Palestino prolific youth ranks,[1] he has played more than ten years in Italy, where netted 38 goals in clubs like Bari, Lecce, Atalanta and Parma, being Fiorentina the only one club where he failed to score. After years spending in Europe, in 2014, Valdés returned to Chile and reached the Torneo Clausura title,[2] as well as was awarded as the Chilean Footballer of the Year in December of that year. Having played fourteen seasons at Italy, is the Chilean with most consecutive season in it, being over Iván Zamorano who has a season less.[3]

Club career

Beginnings and move to Italy

Valdés started his career at Santiago-based Palestino. In December 1999, he was signed by then Italian Serie A side Bari along with countryman Pascual de Gregorio.[4] He made his Serie A debut in the next season, on 15 October 2000. He replaced Rachid Neqrouz in the 84th minute when the team was a goal down to Juventus. The matched ended in 2-0.[5] Valdés followed the team down to Serie B after the club's June 2001 relegation and became a first-team regular in the team, replacing Antonio Cassano.

In August 2004, he was signed by Serie A side ACF Fiorentina in a co-ownership deal. As part of the deal, Massimiliano Scaglia moved in the opposite direction, also in a co-ownership deal.[6] Valdés played his first league game for La Viola on 19 December 2004, a 2–0 victory over Chievo. He replaced Javier Portillo in the 76th minute, six minutes after Portillo scored the 2nd goal.[7] He only played 5 Serie A matches for Fiorentina in the first half of the season.

Spells at Lecce and Atalanta

In January 2005, Valeri Bojinov was transferred to ACF Fiorentina from Lecce and Fiorentina sold its 50% registration rights to Lecce as part of the deal.[8] Lecce then bought the remain 50% rights from Bari in June 2005. He followed Lecce relegated to Serie B in June 2006. He was a regular starter in 2006-07 season, but in 2007-08 just made 14 starts in 36 Serie B appearances.

After Lecce won promotion back to Serie A, he left for fellow Serie A team Atalanta on free transfer in July 2008, which the deal already agreed in January.[9] At first he was a substitute player but gained a regular place in November 2008. He scored 7 league goals for Atalanta in 2009–10 season.

Sporting CP

On 6 July 2010, Valdés joined Portuguese side Sporting CP from relegated Atalanta for a €2,992,500 transfer fee, signing a three-year contract with a €25 million release clause.[10][11] He debuted for the club on 14 July in a 4–2 loss against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes,[12] and scored his first goal on 25 July in a 2–1 exhibition match away win over Tottenham Hotspur, where his side's goals were scored by him and his compatriot Matías Fernández for the victory at White Hart Lane.[13] His league debut came on 14 August in a 1–0 away loss against Paços de Ferreira, where was used as left midfielder by his manager Paulo Sérgio, who usually occupied Valdés as central midfielder. On 31 October, Valdés netted a twice in a 2–1 win over União Leiria at Leiria, scoring their first two goals in Portugal and being praised by the press.[14] On 27 November, Valdés scored his side's goal during the derby against Porto in a 1–1 draw,[15] having previously scored a penalty goal the last matchday in a 2–1 win over Académica at Coimbra. Then he continued his streak in the league's first round end on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1 home win over Sporting Braga.[16]

However, after two losses, two draws and one victory, his coach Paulo Sérgio was sacked,[17] and with José Couceiro arrival Valdés was relegated to the bench. After an unsuccessful spell with Couceiro, on 6 July 2012, it was reported that Valdés would return to Italy to join Parma on loan with a purchase option worth of €1,8 million in an exchange operation for Valeri Bojinov.[18]

Parma

Parma exercised their option to buy the player in July 2012 after Valdés' well season.[19]

International career

Valdés capped for Chile under-20 team at 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his senior debut in the same year, on 24 April 2001 against Uruguay. He replaced Ítalo Díaz in the 57th minute. He was included in Chile's 30-men provisional 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, but later dropped[20] after played the warm-up match verse Mexico on 16 May 2010. Valdés and Roberto Cereceda were substituted at half time by Jean Beausejour and Gonzalo Jara.

He also capped once in 2006, a match that Chile against 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier Côte d'Ivoire on 30 May 2006. He was replaced by Jorge Francisco Vargas in the 60th minute.[21]

He was also called up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against against the United States in January 2015.[22]

Outside professional football

Charity matches

In September 2014, he was invited to play the "Match for the Peace" at Rome organized by the Pope Francis and Javier Zanetti's foundation,[23] where played alongside legends like Diego Maradona, Iván Zamorano, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio, Andriy Shevchenko, among others.[24]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Jaime Valdés no sabe si gritará un gol ante Palestino y explicó su clásica celebración". Elgrafico.cl (in Spanish) (El Gráfico). 9 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Colo-Colo Campeón: La ruta hacía la ansiada "Estrella 30"". Ferplei.com (in Spanish) (Ferplei). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jaime Valdés: "Siempre me pregunté por qué no jugué en la Selección"". Latercera.cl (in Spanish) (La Tercera). 6 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Il cileno De Gregorio si presenta al Bari "Mi piace Zamorano e sono forte di testa"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 13 December 1999. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Match Report
  6. ↑ Dunn, Alex (4 August 2004). "Viola sign Chilean". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Match Report
  8. ↑ Carminati, Nadia (31 January 2005). "Viola seal Bojinov swoop". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "MERCATO NERAZZURRO". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Midfielder Valdés signs up for Sporting". UEFA.com. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "COMUNICADO" (PDF). Sporting Clube de Portugal (in Portuguese) (Published by Securities Market Commission). 8 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "Jaime Valdés debutó con una derrota en el Sporting de Lisboa". Emol.com (in Spanish) (Emol). 14 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "Jaime Valdés y Matías Fernández fueron garantía de gol en Sporting". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish) (Radio Cooperativa). 25 August 2010.
  14. ↑ "Prensa portuguesa se rinde a los pies de Jaime Valdés: "Es una mina de oro"". Emol.com (in Spanish) (Emol). 1 November 2010.
  15. ↑ "Jaime Valdés anota en igualdad de Sporting de Lisboa contra Porto". Latercera.cl (in Spanish) (La Tercera). 27 November 2010.
  16. ↑ "Jaime Valdés anotó en valioso triunfo de Sporting Lisboa sobre Braga". Biobiochile.cl (in Spanish) (Radio Bio Bio). 8 January 2011.
  17. ↑ "Matías Fernández y Jaime Valdés se quedan sin técnico en el Sporting de Lisboa". Emol.com (in Spanish) (Emol). 26 February 2011.
  18. ↑ "Ceduto Bojinov allo Sporting Lisbona arriva Valdés". Fcparma.com (Parma Official Web Site). Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Parma, preso Valdés a titolo definitivo" [OFFICIAL: Parma, Valdés taken on permanent deal]. Sportsbook24 (Sportsbook24.net). 13 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "Chile drop five from squad". Sky Sports. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  21. ↑ "Ivory Coast 1-1 Chile". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  22. ↑ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Zamorano y Jaime Valdés fueron parte de un "Partido de la Paz" lleno de goles en Roma". Emol.com (in Spanish) (Emol). 1 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Con presencia de cuatro chilenos arranca hoy el "Partido por la Paz" en Roma". Latercera.cl (in Spanish) (La Tercera). 1 September 2014.

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