- Miguel Riffo
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Miguel Riffo Personal information Full name Miguel Augusto Riffo Garay Date of birth June 21, 1981 Place of birth Santiago, Chile Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Santiago Morning Number 25 Youth career Colo-Colo Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001-2011 Colo-Colo 166 (8) 2011- Santiago Morning 0 (0) National team‡ 2007 Chile 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 14, 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 10, 2007Miguel Riffo (born June 21, 1981, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean footballer, who plays defender currently for Santiago Morning.
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Club career
Riffo began in the youth ranks of Colo-Colo, making his professional debut in 2001 against Unión San Felipe. Although Riffo was born with a club foot,[1] Riffo has made over 150 caps with Colo Colo, has captained the team several times, has won seven national championships, and has participated in several different international competitions with Colo-Colo. His club foot has prevented from Riffo being transferred several times because he does not pass the team physical. In 2009, Riffo suffered several injuries and only capped 19 times for Colo-Colo. Riffo, among others, was one of the main players which caused former Colo-Colo coach Marcelo Barticciotto to resign from the team in early 2009.[2] Barticiotto claimed Riffo and others were very undisciplined and did not prioritize football over other things such as smoking and drinking. Barticciotto kept Riffo out of team for several key matches, which caused turmoil between the club fans and players.[3] After Barticciotto quit Colo-Colo, fans invaded the practice pitch to confront their own players for causing the resignation. The fans specifically went against Riffo, Rodrigo Meléndez, Gonzalo Jara, and Arturo Sanhueza.[4] However the relationship between Riffo and the fans has since been mended.
International career
He also has represented the Chilean national team on several occasions. He played in one game in the Copa América 2007 versus Brazil in which he committed a penalty. Later in the match Riffo was injured for the tournament. Riffo played in the first four games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for Chile. Riffo started the four games receiving a yellow card against Argentina. However he was not recalled after the fourth match for the rest of the qualification process.[5]
Titles
Season Club Title Clausura 2002 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion Apertura 2006 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion Clausura 2006 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion Apertura 2007 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion Clausura 2007 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion Clausura 2008 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion Clausura 2009 Colo-Colo Primera Division Chile Champion References
External links
- Riffo's Profile at DaleAlbo.cl
- Miguel Riffo at National-Football-Teams.com
Chile squad – 2007 Copa América 
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Chilean people of Basque descent
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Association football defenders
- CSD Colo-Colo players
- Santiago Morning footballers
- 2007 Copa América players
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