Adolfo Esparza

Adolfo Alejandro Esparza Tapia (born 22 August 1969) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career A product of Universidad Católica youth system, Esparza made his debut in the 1989 season. He was loaned out to Municipal Las Condes in the Tercera División the same year. In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Deportes Iquique (1990), Cobresal (1991), Coquimbo Unido (1993–1996) and Provincial Osorno (2000).

In the second level, he played for Rangers de Talca (1992), O'Higgins (1997), Everton (1998) and Deportes Linares (1999).

Esparza also had a stint abroad in the French football.

International career Esparza represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1988 South American Championship.

Personal life Esparza graduated as a child care technician thanks to a program from the Integra Foundation, a Chilean state institution. Prior to this, he got a degree in sports coaching at .

In football, he has worked as coach for the football academy of Universidad Católica based in Coltauco, O'Higgins Region.