Miguel Villalta

Peruvian footballer (born 1981)

Miguel Villalta
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Villalta Hurtado
Date of birth	(1981-06-16) June 16, 1981 (age 42)
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

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