Adolfo Esparza

Adolfo Esparza
Personal information
Full name Adolfo Alejandro Esparza Tapia
Date of birth (1969-08-22) 22 August 1969
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position Forward
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Universidad Católica 2 (1)
1989 → Municipal Las Condes (loan) – (–)
1990 Deportes Iquique 22 (3)
1991 Cobresal 19 (4)
1992 Rangers (6)
1993–1996 Coquimbo Unido 77 (8)
1997 O'Higgins (3)
1998 Everton (1)
1999 Deportes Linares (1)
2000 Provincial Osorno 4 (0)
International career
1988 Chile U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolfo Alejandro Esparza Tapia (born 22 August 1969) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

A product of Universidad Católica youth system, Esparza made his debut in the 1989 season.[1] He was loaned out to Municipal Las Condes in the Tercera División the same year.[2] In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Deportes Iquique (1990),[3] Cobresal (1991),[4] Coquimbo Unido (1993–1996)[5] and Provincial Osorno (2000).[6]

In the second level, he played for Rangers de Talca (1992),[7] O'Higgins (1997),[8] Everton (1998)[9] and Deportes Linares (1999).[10]

Esparza also had a stint abroad in the French football.[11]

International career

Esparza represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1988 South American Championship.[12]

Personal life

Esparza graduated as a child care technician thanks to a program from the Integra Foundation, a Chilean state institution.[11] He has served as driver of Jardín Sobre Ruedas (Kindergarten On Wheels) in the O'Higgins Region, a programme that provides education to children who lives far away from cities.[13] Prior to this, he got a degree in sports coaching at AIEP Institute.[11]

In football, he has worked as coach for the football academy of Universidad Católica based in Coltauco, O'Higgins Region.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Universidad Catolica 1989 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ ""El Sueco": El chileno que estuvo en Libertadores, Champions y terminó en un escándalo en Europa -". Pelotudos.cl (in Spanish). 28 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026. con Municipal Las Condes de la Tercera División, se va a jugar al equipo vecino, que compartía el estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, junto a sus compañeros Juan Pablo Puyo y Adolfo Esparza.
  3. ↑ "Partido con historia: Colo-Colo vs Iquique". Albo Campeón (in Spanish). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "1989-1992 – El ocaso de un grande" (in Spanish). Cobresal. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Todos Toros!!: PLANTEL 2000". Todos Toros!! (in Spanish). 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ (Saldivia, Claudio) Rangers de Talca 1992 🔴⚫ Golazo de Chilena. on YouTube (in Spanish). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Historia - A LA SERIE B POR CUARTA VEZ" (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "EVERTON de Viña del Mar". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Escuela futbol UC Coltauco visita Quilín y a la roja femenina". elurbanorural.cl (in Spanish). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Adolfo Esparza: De ex seleccionado de fútbol a técnico de párvulos". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). 30 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  13. ↑ (Fundación Integra) Adolfo Esparza, tío conductor del Jardín Sobre Ruedas de la región de O´Higgins on Facebook (in Spanish). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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