Claudio Maldonado

Quick Facts

Full Name	Claudio Maldonado
Occupation	Chilean Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1980(1980-01-03)
Age	44
Birthplace	Curicó
Country	Chile
Horoscope	Capricorn

Claudio Maldonado Biography

Claudio Maldonado is one of the most popular and richest Chilean footballer who was born on January 3, 1980 in Curicó, Chile. Claudio Andres del Transito Maldonado Rivera (born 3 January, 1980) was a Chilean footballer who is a defensive midfielder for Colo-Colo.

In the first week of 2008 Maldonado was signed by Fenerbahce in a one-year contract that was then under the management of Zico. The transaction took place through C.A. Rentistas who, through is a proxy that pays Santos R$2,225,040. Santos was plagued by injuries and was forced to spend longer than a full year at the Turkish club.

In 2006, Maldonado was reunited with the former coach of Cruzeiro Luxemburgo during the 2006 season at Santos for a cost in the amount of $4.5 million. But at the conclusion in the Brazilian season, he was scheduled for an operation on his ankle, which led the player to be out for up to two months. After his recovery, Maldonado continued to play for Santos and reached the semi-finals in the 2007 Copa Libertadores. At present, Santos has finished its 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A in second place and is capable of competing in the coming Copa Libertadores 2008. Santos was being viewed from Fenerbahce, Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax however, no formal offers that are better than Fenerbahce have been presented. At 28 , he was at the top of his ability and European teams were eager to capitalize on this, however they may have been turned off by the eight red cards he’d been issued in the past three years as a club player.

Claudio Maldonado Net Worth

Claudio Maldonado is one of the richest Chilean Footballer from Chile. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Claudio Maldonado 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Maldonado was chosen to represent his nation, Chile, at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a part of the team of under-23s that won the medal of bronze. Maldonado made his debut for the international team the 12 February 2000 during a match against Bulgaria. Since then, Maldonado has been in 41 matches with the adult team and has scored one goal. In 2006, for FIFA World Cup qualification, Maldonado was a regular in the first team. He’s been promoted to captain Chile’s national squad. In recent times, Maldonado was called up to be a part of the Chilean national team, which is under the direction of Marcelo Bielsa.

At the end of May, 2003, Vanderlei Luxembourgemburgo, the coach at the time of Cruzeiro was able to purchase his services from Maldonado. At the time of the purchase Maldonado’s former partner was the daughter of Luxemburgo’s. However, during his time in Cruzeiro, Maldonado experienced the most successful career of his. The year 2003 was the time he was a player for the sole ever team from the world of Brazilian football to take home the triple crown up to Flamengo in the year 2019.

On August 27, 2009, Flamengo signed a 1-year contract with Maldonado. His debut for his new club was as a substitute in a 3-0 win against Santo André, 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. His good moment made Chile national team coach Marcelo Bielsa call him up to national team after a period absent. 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. Maldonado signed a new 6-month contract in August 2010 and a 2-year contract in January 2011.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Claudio Maldonado Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Claudio Ranked on the list of most popular Chilean footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Chile. Claudio Maldonado celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.