Moisés Villarroel (Chilean footballer)

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Moisés Villarroel

| image = Moisés Villarroel.png

| fullname = Moisés Fermín Villarroel Ayala

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|12}}

| birth_place = Viña del Mar, Chile

| height = {{Height|m=1.72}}

| currentclub =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1995–2002 | clubs1 = Santiago Wanderers | caps1 = 167 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2003–2008 | clubs2 = Colo-Colo | caps2 = 165 | goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2009–2014 | clubs3 = Santiago Wanderers | caps3 = 94 | goals3 = 3

| totalcaps = 429

| totalgoals = 23

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2005

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 34

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2014–2018

| managerclubs1 = Santiago Wanderers (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2018

| managerclubs2 = Santiago Wanderers

| manageryears3 = 2018–2021

| managerclubs3 = Santiago Wanderers (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2021

| managerclubs4 = Santiago Wanderers (interim)

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

Moisés Fermín Villarroel Ayala (born 12 February 1976) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Career

He played for Colo-Colo, where he was part of the 2006 apertura, 2006 clausura, 2007 apertura, 2007 clausura, 2008 clausura championship teams.

Now he is the captain of Santiago Wanderers club where he started his football

career.

Villarroel's international debut came in a match against Venezuela, which Chile won 6–0 on April 29, 1997. He has capped 34 times and scored 1 goal for the Chile national team between 1997 and 2005, including four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He has also represented his country in four Copa América tournaments.

Villaroel has mainly played as a right sided defender and defensive midfielder. He has been described as a tough defensive minded player with a high work-rate.

Coaching career

=Santiago Wanderers=

Short after retiring in 2014, Villarroel started coaching the youth teams at Santiago Wanderers. On 21 March 2018, Villarroel was appointed as the new manager of Santiago Wanderers.[http://www.santiagowanderers.cl/articulo/primer-equipo/1/3203/moises-fermin-villarroel-sera-el-nuevo-tecnico-de-santiago-wanderers.html MOISES FERMÍN VILLARROEL SERÁ EL NUEVO TÉCNICO DE SANTIAGO WANDERERS]‚ santiagowanderers.cl, 21 March 2018 Until December 2021, he was the manager of Santiago Wanderers' youth setup.{{cite web |title=Moisés Villarroel: "No se me cae la corona por trabajar en Uber" |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2022/05/11/la-nueva-faceta-de-moises-villarroel-no-se-me-cae-la-corona-por-trabajar-en-uber-el-trabajo-dignifica.html |publisher=ADN Radio Chile |access-date=12 May 2022 |language=es |date=11 May 2022}}

Personal life

He is the father of the professional footballer Martín Villarroel who is a product of the Santiago Wanderers youth system.{{cite web |last1=Márquez |first1=Nicolás |title=Los cuatro hijos de chilenos mundialistas en Francia 98 que ya debutaron en el fútbol profesional |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/primera-division/2021/5/23/los-cuatro-hijos-de-chilenos-mundialistas-en-francia-98-que-ya-debutaron-en-el-futbol-profesional-98800.html |website=www.encancha.cl |access-date=2 May 2022 |language=es |date=23 May 2021}}