Dagoberto Alexis Currimilla Gómez (born December 26, 1987) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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. He's a former

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international.

Club career

As a child, Currimilla represented the teams of Masisa and the Escuela N° 1 from

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, Chile. As a youth player, he joined the football academy of

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(UACH) and took part in the Mundialito Valdivia, a traditional international youth championship organized by the same university. A

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youth graduate, Currimilla made his professional debut in 2004, aged 17, and became a starter for Huachipato, playing 157 matches for the club. In 2011, he was loaned to

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in the

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. After achieving promotion from the second tier, Currimilla was transferred to

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, returning to the

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, where in his debut season, he'd finish runner up in 2012 of the 2012 Clausura scoring his first goal for the club in the second leg of the final, which they lost in penalties against Huachipato. The following season, Currimilla would win the first silverware of his career, as Unión Española would be crowned champions of the 2013 Primera División, following it up with a victory in the

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. Currimilla would remain a starter for Unión Española until 2017, when he was deemed surplus to requirements and his contract was not renewed. He returned to the Chilean second tier by signing with

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in 2017, where he'd suffer the first relegation of his career after Valdivia was relegated to the Segunda División, the third tier of Chilean football in 2020. Citing mental exhaustion, injuries, and unpaid wages, Currimilla retired from professional football after the 2021 season. Following his retirement, he played for Unión Wanderers General Lagos in the regional championship of

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International career

Currimilla would make his international debut for

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in 2006, starting in a 1-0 friendly win against

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in La Calera, this being his only senior international appearance in his career. Currimilla was part of the Chilean U-20 team that played in the

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, finishing fourth, and qualifying for the

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in which Chile finished third.

Honours

Unión Española * Primera División (1):

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(1):

Chile U20 *

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: third place:

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References

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at PartidosdeLaRoja.com 1987 births Living people People from Paillaco Chilean people of Mapuche descent Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's international footballers Huachipato FC footballers Santiago Morning footballers Unión Española footballers Deportes Valdivia footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Mapuche sportspeople Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas Men's association football midfielders {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub