Claudio Maldonado
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name |
Claudio Andrés del Tránsito Maldonado Rivera | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 January 1980 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Curicó, Chile | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Colo-Colo | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1998–2000 | Colo-Colo | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||
2000–2003 | São Paulo | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||
2003–2005 | Cruzeiro | 92 | (4) | |||||||||||
2006–2007 | Santos | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||
2008–2009 | Fenerbahçe | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009–2012 | Flamengo | 38 | (1) | |||||||||||
2013 | Corinthians | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | Colo-Colo | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Chile U17 | |||||||||||||
2000 | Chile U23 | |||||||||||||
2000–2010 | Chile | 44 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2012 |
Template:Spanish name Claudio Andrés del Tránsito Maldonado Rivera (born 3 January 1980) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder in Colo-Colo.
Club career
São Paulo
He spent three seasons with São Paulo making 36 Brazilian Série A appearances with the team.
Cruzeiro
In May 2003, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, then coach of Cruzeiro, bought the services of Maldonado. At the time of the purchase, Maldonado's then girlfriend was Luxemburgo's daughter. Nevertheless, while with Cruzeiro, Maldonado experienced the most success of his career. In 2003, he played for the only team in the history of Brazilian football to win the triple crown.
Santos
For the 2006 season, Maldonado was reunited with former Cruzeiro's coach Luxemburgo at Santos for a fee of $4.5 million.[citation needed] However at the end of the Brazilian season was scheduled to have ankle surgery which caused him to miss up to two months. After recuperating Maldonado continued playing for Santos reaching the semi-finals of the 2007 Copa Libertadores. Currently Santos has completed the 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in second place and are eligible to compete in the upcoming Copa Libertadores 2008. He was being tracked by Fenerbahçe, Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax but no firm offers better than Fenerbahçe have been made. At 28 he was at the peak of his potential and European teams wanted to capitalise on this, but they were probably put off by the 8 red cards that he had received in the previous 3 years at club level.
Fenerbahçe
On the beginning of 2008 Maldonado signed with Fenerbahçe in 1½ year contract, at that time managed by Zico. The transaction was via C.A. Rentistas, which the proxy club paid Santos R$2,225,040.[1] He struggled with injuries and spend a little more than a year in the Turkish club.
Flamengo
On August 27, 2009, Flamengo signed a 1-year contract with Maldonado.[2] His debut for his new club was as a substitute in a 3-0 win against Santo André,[3] but since his second match became a first team player. In his first ten matches Flamengo did not suffered any goal, nine of those playing alongside with Álvaro which signed with Flamengo at the same time, proving his was back at his high level. He scored his first goal for Flamengo after just few matches on November 8 against Atlético Mineiro.[4] His good moment made Chile national team coach Marcelo Bielsa call him up to national team after a period absent.[5] But his return to national team, on November 17 against Slovakia, wasn't as expected, Maldonado played well as a starter, although in the second half he suffered a serious injury in his left knee ligaments leaving out of the fields for four months.[6][7][8][9] Maldonado signed a new 6-month contract in August 2010 and a 2-year contract in January 2011.
Career statistics
- (Correct as of February 29, 2012[update])
Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Brazilian Cup | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | State League | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
São Paulo | 2000 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 |
2001 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |
2002 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | |
2003 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
Cruzeiro | 2003 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 |
2004 | 33 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 57 | 3 | |
2005 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
Total | 92 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 131 | 4 | |
Santos | 2006 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
2007 | 15 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 84 | 1 | |
Club | Season | Süper Lig | Turkish Cup | Champions League | UEFA Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
Fenerbahçe | 2007-08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
2008-09 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Brazilian Cup | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | State League | Total | ||||||
Flamengo | 2009 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 |
2010 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2011 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 1 | |
Corinthians | 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 224 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 377 | 7 |
according to combined sources on the Santos official website[10] Flamengo official website[11] and Flaestatística.[12]
International
Maldonado was selected to represent his country, Chile, at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a part of the Under-23 team that went on to win the bronze medal. Maldonado made his international debut on February 12, 2000, in a match versus Bulgaria. Since then Maldonado has appeared in 41 games with the adult squad and has netted one goal. For 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, Maldonado was a regular with the first team and has since gained the captaincy of the national team. As of recent Maldonado has been called up to serve on the Chilean national team that is managed by Marcelo Bielsa.[citation needed]
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 February 2005 | Viña del Mar, Chile | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- São Paulo
- São Paulo State League: 2000, 2002
- Cruzeiro
- Santos
- São Paulo State League: 2006, 2007
- Flamengo
- Brazilian Série A: 2009
- Taça Guanabara: 2011
- Taça Rio: 2011
- Rio de Janeiro State League: 2011
- Corinthians
National Team
- Sydney Olympic Games: Bronze medal
References
- ^ "Relatório da Administração 2008" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Santos FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Fla apresenta os experientes Álavaro e Maldonado, reforços para a defesa Template:Pt icon
- ^ Dupla de 'plebeus' brilha, e Flamengo vence o Santo André no Maracanã Template:Pt icon
- ^ Em 'revival' de emoção dos anos 80, Fla bate o Galo por 3 a 1 e pula para 3º lugar Template:Pt icon
- ^ Maldonado e Fierro devem ser titulares do Chile contra a Eslováquia Template:Pt icon
- ^ Maldonado se destaca em vitória do Chile, mas sai machucado e preocupa Fla Template:Pt icon
- ^ Maldonado lamenta lesão: 'Sei que vai ser uma recuperação longa' Template:Pt icon
- ^ Maldonado desembarca no Rio mancando e com dores Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine Template:Pt icon
- ^ Maldonado só volta ao Flamengo daqui a pelo menos quatro meses Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine Template:Pt icon
- ^ Santos official website (in Portuguese)
- ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- ^ Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
External links
- claudiomaldonado.com Claudio Maldonado Unofficial Fan Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-04-26)
- Claudio Maldonado at the Turkish Football Federation
- Player Profile @ Santos.com Template:Pt icon at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-01-15)
- Player Profile @ Flamengo.com.br Template:Pt icon
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Negociação de Maldonado é investigada Template:Pt icon at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-06)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Curicó
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Chile
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Chile
- Chilean Primera División players
- Colo-Colo players
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- São Paulo FC players
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Süper Lig players
- 2001 Copa América players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Association football midfielders