José Luis Villanueva - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Not to be confused with Luis Villanueva

Luis Villanueva

Luis Villanueva is an international television and entertainment executive that has made significant contributions to the Hispanic entertainment market. He is currently shareholder, president and CEO of SomosTV, LLC. a company dedicated to the Hispanic Pay TV market with two television networks...

, a Venezuelan television executive

José Luis Villanueva Ahumada (born November 5, 1981 in Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

) is a Chilean football (soccer) player. He is currently playing for Universidad Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

Second Division in Chile

In 2001, Palestino, a first division

Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División

The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the top level of Chilean football, and main component of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and is currently ranked 9th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking...

squad in Chile

Chile

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, loaned him out to second division squad Temuco

Club de Deportes Temuco

Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football based in Temuco. It currently plays in the third level of Chilean football, holding home games at the new Estadio Municipal Germán Becker....

(7 goals) where Villanueva helped the squad gain promotion to Chile's first division. The following year instead of returning to Palestino, Villanueava once again was loaned out to second division squad Ovalle. In 2002 with Ovalle, Villanueva scored twenty goals.

Palestino

After a year 2002 campaign he was called to stay with his original team in first division. Villanueva continued his goal scoring during the 2003 season with Palestino by netting 22 goals in 34 games, including Pre-Sudamericana Cup

Copa Sudamericana

The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

. After the season Palestino once again loaned Villanueva out, this time to Universidad Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

. From 2004 to 2005, Villanueva added 16 more goals to his career total.

Out of Chile

Palestino sold him to Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Racing Club

Racing Club de Avellaneda

Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...

in 2005 for $600,000 dollars. In Argentina

Argentina

he became a fan favorite immediately. In a match versus Quilmes

Quilmes Atlético Club

Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....

, Villanueva scored two goals to lead Racing Club to a 4-1 victory. With less than a minute left in the match, Villanueva was taken out. As he left the pitch, the fans could be heard chanting "shileno, shileno", just how River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

fans had chanted for Chilean legend Marcelo Salas

Marcelo Salas

José Marcelo Salas Melinao , better known as El Matador, Shileno or simply Marcelo Salas, is a former football player from Chile. He, along with world cup veterans, 3 time Best Player of America Elías Figueroa and former Real Madrid and Inter Milan forward Iván Zamorano, has been one of Chile's...

years before.

Villanueva then had spells in South Korea

South Korea

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for Ulsan Hyundai in 2007 and in Brazil for Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

in 2008 before moving to Uzbekistan.

International career

He has represented the Chilean national team

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

at the U-20 level in 2001, U-23 level during the preolympic qualifications in 2004, and has occasionally represented the adult squad since 2003.

Personal life

Currently José Luis writes a very popular "opinion piece" about football in PrensaFútbol.com. He also is married with 30 year old journalist, Fernanda Bünzli.
José likes to travel around the world and he hopes he could write in the future about his experiences. He hopes to end his career with his favorite Chilean squad Universidad Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

and then study a professional career.

Club

Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

- Copa Chile
  Copa Chile
  The Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...
  
  : 2011

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