Walter Vílchez

Walter Vílchez

Walter Vílchez in 2007.
Personal information
Full name	Walter Ricardo Vílchez Soto
Date of birth	(1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Chiclayo, Peru
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999	Virgen de Chapi
2000	Deportivo Wanka	11	(0)
2001	Unión Minas	7	(0)
2002	Sport Coopsol Trujillo	8	(0)
2003–2004	Alianza Lima	68	(5)
2005	Olimpo	18	(0)
2005–2006	Sporting Cristal	62	(16)
2007–2009	Cruz Azul	17	(0)
2007–2009	→ Puebla (loan)	56	(0)
2009	Cienciano	16	(1)
2010	Alianza Lima	33	(1)
2011–2012	Sporting Cristal	51	(1)
2013	Chivas USA	11	(0)
2014	UTC	30	(1)
2015	Real Garcilaso	23	(1)
2016	Alianza Universidad	17	(0)
2017	Universidad César Vallejo	16	(0)
2018	Deportivo Coopsol	19	(0)
2019	Comerciantes Unidos	0	(0)
International career
2001–2012	Peru	64	(1)
Managerial career
2023–2024	Necaxa (Assistant)
Medal record Representing  Peru Association football Copa América Argentina 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Ricardo Vílchez Soto (born 20 February 1982) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back

He made 64 appearances for the Peru national team.^[1]

He is the older brother of Óscar Vílchez.^[2]

Club career

Vílchez made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2000 season playing for Deportivo Wanka.^[3] In the following two seasons he played for, successively, smaller clubs Unión Minas and Sport Coopsol Trujillo. 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 Club Deportivo Cruz Azul. 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 Cienciano. 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 2012.

On 26 February 2013, Major League Soccer club Chivas USA announced they had signed Vílchez along with Mexican defender Joaquín Velázquez, reuniting with their former coach at Puebla F.C. José Luis Sánchez Solá.^[4] Vílchez and Chivas USA parted company on 26 July 2013.^[5]

Walter returned to Peru and joined the club UTC for the 2014 season^[6]

Honours

Alianza Lima

• Torneo Descentralizado: 2003, 2004

Sporting Cristal

• Torneo Descentralizado: 2005, 2012

Peru

• Copa América bronze medal: 2011

References

1. Pierrend, José Luis (28 May 2009). "Peru – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. "Los exitosos hermanos Vílchez" [The successful siblings Vílchez]. La República (in Spanish). Peru. 20 December 2010.
3. Walter Vílchez at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "Chivas USA Add Veteran Defenders Walter Vilchez and Joaquin Velasquez". mlssoccer.com. 27 February 2013.
5. "Chivas USA mutually part ways with defender Walter Vilchez | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013.
6. "Walter Vílchez fichó por UTC de Cajamarca". tuteve.tv. 16 December 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Walter Vílchez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Walter Vílchez at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Walter Vílchez at Soccerway