Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro is a Chilean national and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
21 Facts About Jorge Valdivia
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Product of Colo-Colo youth ranks, Valdivia had an impressing loan spell at Universidad de Concepcion during his debut season in 2003.
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Jorge Valdivia is considered one of the greatest playmakers in the Chilean football history and has been praised by football legends like Pele or Carlos Valderrama.
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Jorge Valdivia's figure is very prominent at Palmeiras recent history, where he is mostly a divisive figure, but more often considered to be an idol.
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Jorge Valdivia was a "classic number 10", who was best known for his passing ability and skills.
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Jorge Valdivia was born in Maracay, Venezuela, in 1983, to Chilean parents Luis Jorge Valdivia and Elizabeth Toro, because of his father's work as a correspondent for LAN airlines, which he did from 1974.
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In 1985, the Jorge Valdivia family returned their homeland moving to Santiago.
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Jorge Valdivia was promoted to first team in 2003, at the age of nineteen.
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On 5 August 2006, Jorge Valdivia completed his move to Brazilian club Palmeiras for a US$3.5 million transfer fee.
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On 19 June 2017, Jorge Valdivia returned to his first club Colo-Colo.
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On January 16,2020, Jorge Valdivia signed with Liga MX side Morelia.
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On 1 July 2022, Jorge Valdivia confirmed that he had already decided to retire from football on the radio program Los Tenores from ADN Radio Chile, looking to become a football manager and to work in TV media.
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In January 2011, Bielsa left abruptly stepped down as coach following differences with the federation, but Jorge Valdivia continued being considered in La Roja by Claudio Borghi, his former coach when he played in Colo-Colo.
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Jorge Valdivia made three starts of Chile's four games in the competition, which they were eliminated in quarterfinals by Venezuela, rival which only one-time Chile lost in its history.
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However, Jorge Valdivia was included in the team of the tournament.
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On 8 March 2013, after 16 months of the incident, Valdivia was re-called by Jorge Sampaoli, including him in the call-up for the qualifying games against Peru and Uruguay.
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On 1 June 2014, Jorge Valdivia was selected in Chile squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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The last fact motivated Jorge Valdivia to announce his international retirement, communicated via Twitter on 17 July 2014.
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Jorge Valdivia was a starter in the final against Argentina at the Estadio Nacional.
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Jorge Valdivia married to Chilean model Daniela Aranguiz, with whom he has two children.
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On October and November 2021, Jorge Valdivia performed as a football commentator for the TV program ESPN F90 until he moved to Mexico to join Necaxa for the 2022 season.