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Christian Riffo

Christian Riffo
Personal information
Full name Christian Alberto Riffo González
Date of birth (1977-03-02) 2 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Universidad de Chile 10 (0)
1997 Magallanes (0)
1998 Deportes Linares (0)
2003 Deportes Temuco 22 (0)
2004–2005 Deportes Puerto Montt 61 (0)
2006 Unión La Calera 30 (2)
2007–2008 PSDS Deli Serdang (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Alberto Riffo González (born 2 March 1977), sometimes referred as Cristian Riffo or Christian Alberto in Indonesia, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.[1]

Career

A product of Universidad de Chile youth system, he made ten appearances for the club in 1996 in the top division, where he coincided with players such as Leonardo Rodríguez, Luis Musrri, Víctor Hugo and Cristián Castañeda, among others.[2] Then, he switched to Magallanes in 1997 in the second level.[3]

In Chile, he also played for both Deportes Temuco (2003)[4] and Deportes Puerto Montt (2004–05)[5] in the top division and for Unión La Calera (2006) in the second division, where he coincided with players such as Víctor Rivero and Ariel Pereyra.[6]

Abroad, he played in Indonesia for PSDS Deli Serdang in 2007–08.[7]

After football

Riffo has gone on playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Deportivo Independiente from Santiago.[8]

References

  1. ^ Christian Riffo en PSDS Deli Serdang Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Universidad de Chile 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ Hunrichse, Rodrigo (10 November 2004). "NICOLÁS PERIC: En la línea de fuego". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Temuco 2003 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Puerto Montt 2005 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ @MemoriaCement12 (10 May 2021). "Unión La Calera 2006" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "PSIS Tudukkan PSDS Deli Serdang 1-0". Antara News (in Indonesian). 12 September 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Club Deportivo Independiente - Christian Riffo González". clubdeportivoindependiente.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.