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Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro ((:ˈxorxe ˈlwjs βalˈdjβja), born 19 October 1983) is a Chilean footballer who plays for UAE Arabian Gulf League club Al-Wahda and the Chilean national team. He is considered one of the greatest classic 10 in Chilean football history and even important figures like the Brazilian legend Pelé or Carlos Valderrama have praise him. However, Valdivia has not been exempt of controversies. He is nicknamed "El Mago" due to his passing ability and skills. Product of Colo-Colo youth ranks, Valdivia had an impressing loan spell at Universidad de Concepción during his debut season in 2003. Then after another two loan spells in Europe, he definitely joined Colo-Colo in 2005 winning one year later the Torneo Apertura title, before moving to Palmeiras. Since joining Brazilian club, he spent seven years playing for Verdão — interrupted by his spell at Al Ain — and has appeared in more than 100 games, winning one Paulistão in 2008, a Copa do Brasil in 2012 and a Série B title in 2013. A Chilean international since the age of 20, he was an integral member of the 2015 Copa América winning squad which was his country's first ever continental title. ==Early life== Valdivia was born in Maracay, Girardot Municipality, Aragua, to Luis Valdivia, a former corresponsal of LAN Chile in that country, and Elizabeth Toro. His father worked with the airline since 1974, where the following year was sent to work to Los Angeles, United States. Then he accepted another job offer from the same company to work at Venezuela and he and his family stayed there eleven years, among which was born Jorge. In 1985, Luis returned to his homeland when Jorge was three years old and then moved to the capital Santiago, settling finally in the commune of La Florida.〔 Valdivia began playing football in the neighborhood and he joined aged seven to Colo-Colo youth ranks. He stayed in Colo-Colo's youth set-up until he was 19. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jorge Valdivia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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