John Valladares

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jhon Valladares

| image =

| fullname = Jhon Cristofer Valladares Contreras

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|3|24}}

| birth_place = San Javier de Loncomilla, Chile

| height = 1.76 m

| currentclub = Universidad de Chile (youth) (coach)

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = 5 de Abril

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Universidad de Chile

| years1 = 2001–2002 | clubs1 = Universidad de Chile | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = Deportes La Serena | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = Unión San Felipe | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = Audax Italiano | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2006–2008 | clubs5 = Deportes Melipilla | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2008–2011 | clubs6 = San Luis | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2012 | clubs8 = Coquimbo Unido | caps8 = | goals8 =

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = Chile U17

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 = Santiago Wanderers (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2022

| managerclubs2 = Santiago Wanderers (interim)

| manageryears3 = 2024–

| managerclubs3 = Universidad de Chile (youth)

}}

Jhon Cristofer Valladares Contreras (born 24 March 1980), frequently named John Valladares, is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Career

A product of Universidad de Chile, Valladares was a member of the squad that won the league title in 2000. He developed his entire career in his homeland, playing also for Deportes La Serena, Unión San Felipe, Audax Italiano, Deportes Melipilla, San Luis, Santiago Wanderers and Coquimbo Unido.{{cite web |title=Jhon VALLADARES |url=https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/jugadores/jhon-valladares/ |website=Memoria Wanderers |access-date=30 January 2024 |language=es}}

At international level, he represented the Chile national under-17 team in the 1997 South American Championship.{{cite web |title=Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17 |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-sudamericanos-sub17.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=30 January 2024 |language=es}}

As a football manager, he began his career at the Santiago Wanderers youth ranks. In 2022, he assumed as the interim coach of the first team.{{cite news |title=John Valladares: "Tuvimos jugadores que supieron contrarrestar las distintas situaciones a las que se enfrentaron" |url=https://www.soychile.cl/Valparaiso/Deportes/2022/04/09/751998/john-valladares-entrenador-interino-wanderers.html |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=SoyChile |date=9 April 2022 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Canterano de la U regresa para tomar importante cargo en el Fútbol Formativo |url=https://www.soyazul.cl/2024/01/30/secciones/futbol-joven/canterano-de-la-u-regresa-para-tomar-importante-cargo-en-el-futbol-formativo/23217/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=www.SoyAzul.cl |date=30 January 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Ilic |first1=Gabriel |title=Regresa a casa: campeón con la U vuelve a trabajar en las divisiones inferiores del club |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/u-de-chile/2024/01/30/regresa-a-casa-campeon-con-la-u-vuelve-a-trabajar-en-las-divisiones-inferiores-del-club/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=En Cancha |date=30 January 2024 |language=es}}

In 2024, he joined the Universidad de Chile youth system as coach of the under-18's.

Personal life

He is the father of the football winger of the same name, {{ill|lt=John Valladares|John Valladares (footballer, born 2003)|es|John Valladares Moya|vertical-align=sup}}, who made his professional debut under his father with Santiago Wanderers in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Ortega |first1=Pablo |title=Es hijo de un campeón con la U y emerge en la B: “Mi papá me inculcó aprender de los grandes” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/es-hijo-de-un-campeon-con-la-u-y-emerge-en-el-ascenso-estoy-aprendiendo-dia-a-dia-n/ |website=AS Chile |access-date=30 January 2024 |language=es |date=6 September 2022}}