Reinaldo Navia

Football player infobox
playername = "Reinaldo Navia"


fullname = Reinaldo Marcelino Navia Amador
nickname = "El Choro Navia", "Choro del Puerto"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|5|10
cityofbirth = Quilpué
countryofbirth = Chile
height = height|m=1.71
currentclub = LDU Quito
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-2000
2001-2002
2003
2004-2005
2006
2006
2007
2007-2008
2008-Present
clubs = Santiago Wanderers
UAG Tecos
Morelia
Club América
Monterrey
San Luis
Atlas
Racing Club
LDU Quito
caps(goals) = 96 (42)
67 (32)
38 (26)
39 (20)
13 0(3)
12 0(6)
13 0(4)
23 0(1)
05 0(1)
nationalyears = 1999-present
nationalteam = Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 40 (10)
pcupdate = 27 December 2007
ntupdate = 27 October 2006

Reinaldo Marcelino Navia Amador, nicknamed "Choro del Puerto" or "El Choro Navia" (born May 10, 1978 in Quilpué), is a Chilean football striker, who currently plays for Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in Ecuador. He was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Navia came to Mexico in 2001, joining Tecos for the Spring season, and immediately started scoring, finishing the season with nine goals in 19 games. Navia would spend two years with Tecos, scoring 32 goals, before moving to Monarcas Morelia for the 2003 Clausura. Navia greatly impressed with Monarcas, scoring 26 goals over the Clausura and Apertura, before making another move, now to Club América. He scored 13 goals with América in the 2004 Clausura, but disappointed in the Apertura, scoring only two goals while fighting injury problems. Navia was than acquired by Monterrey from Club America at the end of Torneo Apertura 2005. After the 2006 Apertura, in which he scored 3 goals for the club, Navia was released and signed by San Luis at the start of the 2006 Clasura. In his lone season with San Luis, Navia scored six goals in twelve appearances. Mexican club Atlas signed the player immediately after the end of the 2006 Clasura in order to have his services for the 2007 Apertura.

In July 2008, Navia signed for a year contract with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, to play in the National Tournament in Ecuador, Copa Sudamericana, and the FIFA Clubs World Cup. Liga's head coach believes that with playing with Liga he can regain a spot in the Chilean National, and regain his goal scoring capabitly as well.

Navia is also currently a vital player at forward for the Chilean national team, and there he's wearing Iván Zamorano's old number; 9. He made his international debut on February 17, 1999, in a match against Guatemala. It was rumored that he may return to his homeland to play for Colo-Colo to replace the departing Humberto Suazo, however, on July 2007, Colo-Colo announced they would not take him due to his bad behavior during the "2007 Copa América" in Venezuela.

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