Rodolfo Antonio Moya Spuler (born July 27, 1979) is a Chilean former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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.
In his career, Moya has played for the three biggest teams in Chile:
Universidad Católica,
Universidad de Chile
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Colo-Colo
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.
Career
At 15 years, 4 months, and 21 days, Moya made his professional debut with Chilean club
Everton in
Viña del Mar
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against
Unión Española
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. Moya spent four years with Everton before moving to
Universidad Católica. He would go on to cap five times for
Austria Vienna
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in 2002 before returning to Chile to play for
Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División.
The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 p ...
,
La Serena, and
Audax. Moya revived his career during the
2007 Chilean Apertura Tournament, while playing with Audax.
During the
2007 Copa Libertadores
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, Moya's play almost qualified Audax out of group play. Moya scored three goals during the Libertadores and six during the national tournament. Moya was than sold to Colo-Colo for $300,000.
"Rodolfo Moya será formalmente jugador de Colo Colo la próxima semana"
- El Mercurio On August 9, 2007, Moya scored his first goal with Colo-Colo in a 3–1 win over Bolivian team Real Potosí
Real may refer to:
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* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010)
...
in a Copa Sudamericana 2007
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match. In July 2009 he was loaned to Everton.
Honours
Colo-Colo
* Primera División (2): 2007–C, 2008–C
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moya, Rodolfo
1979 births
Living people
People from Concón
Chilean footballers
Chilean expatriate footballers
Chile international footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
FK Austria Wien players
Universidad de Chile footballers
C.D. Huachipato footballers
Deportes La Serena footballers
Audax Italiano footballers
Colo-Colo footballers
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Association football forwards