Gonzalo Villagra
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Full name
Gonzalo Andrés Villagra Lira
Date of birth
17 September 1981
Place of birth
Santiago, Chile
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Andrés Villagra Lira | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Española (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Universidad Católica | 21 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2004–2015 | Unión Española | 293 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Palestino (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2012 | Unión Española B | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Deportes Antofagasta | 65 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Santiago Morning | 37 | (1) |
| 2021 | Unión Española | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 491 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Chile U20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2025 | Unión Española (youth) | ||
| 2025 | Unión Española (interim) | ||
| 2026 | Unión Española | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gonzalo Andrés Villagra Lira (born 17 September 1981) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Villagra retired at the end of the 2021 season.[1]
Coaching career
Following his retirement, Villagra assumed as head of the Unión Española youth system and, later, as coach. In May 2025, he assumed as interim coach of the first team.[2] Back to his former role after the arrival of Miguel Ramírez in June, he was named manager of the club on 8 November, after Ramírez resigned.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 18 March 2018[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Española | 2009 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 47 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 188 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 246 | 8 | ||
| Antofagasta | 2015–16 | Chilean Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | 253 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 322 | 10 | ||
