Miguel Villalta
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Villalta Hurtado
Date of birth (1981-06-16) June 16, 1981
Place of birth Cusco, Peru
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Center back
Youth career
1997–1999 Cienciano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Cienciano 12 (1)
2001 Sporting Cristal 2 (0)
2001 Juan Aurich 18 (2)
2002–2005 Sporting Cristal 120 (10)
2006 Cienciano 34 (2)
2007–2010 Sporting Cristal 113 (8)
2011 Melgar 20 (1)
2012 Cienciano 16 (1)
2013 José Gálvez 9 (0)
2014 Atletico Minero 7 (0)
International career
2003–2008 Peru 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2013

Miguel Ángel Villalta Hurtado (born June 16, 1981, in Cusco, Perú) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a center back. He currently plays for José Gálvez in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Club career

After playing in several district teams, Miguel Villalta played for Cienciano's youth team in 1997, playing as a midfielder. In 1999, Villalta debuted with Cienciano's first team, when Cieniano's current coach, Franco Navarro, put him in as a defender in a match against Unión Minas.

In 2007, he suffered burns on the soles of his feet after playing on artificial turf or artificial pitch in blazing sun.[1]

International career

Villalta has made 28 appearances for the Peru national football team.[2]

References

  1. Six Peruvian players suffer burns from artificial turf
  2. Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.


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