Adolfo Ovalle Wood

Adolfo Cristián "Fito" Ovalle Wood (born June 25, 1970) is a Chilean former footballer.

Early life Ovalle began playing youth soccer in Chile for his school Colegio San Agustín when he was 11. When he was 14, he began playing in the youth system of Universidad Católica.

Club career In 1990, at the age of 19, he made his senior debut for Universidad Católica of the Chilean Primera División, coming on as a substitute for the final 30 minutes. In 1991, he was part of the team that won the 1991 Copa Chile.

In 1992, he moved to Santiago Wanderers of the Chilean Segunda División. In 1994, he returned to the Chilean top tier with Cobresal. In January 1995, he returned to Universidad Católica.

Afterwards, he returned to the Chilean top tier, playing with Deportes Concepción and Deportes Temuco in 1996 and 1997, respectively followed by stints in the second tier with Santiago Morning and Provincial Osorno in 1998 and 1999, respectively.

In 2000, he went to the United States and had trials with Major League Soccer clubs New England Revolution and Dallas Burn. While he did not sign for either club, Dallas assistant Oscar Pisano recommended him to Chris Agnello, who was the head coach of the Utah Blitzz of the USL D-3 Pro League, who signed him to a two-year contract in April. He ultimately spent five seasons with the Blitzz, serving as team captain winning four Western Conference titles and winning the League Championship playoffs in 2001 and 2004. In 2000, he was named league Defender of the Year and made the league all-star team in 2000 and 2002.

International career In 1991, Ovalle was called to the Chile U23 team for the 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, playing in each match, although they failed to qualify for the Olympics.