Diego Ivan Chavarri Rodriguez (born on March 7, 1989, in New York City

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) is a Peruvian-American footballer who plays as defender and winger. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal

Sporting Cristal

Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

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Diego Chávarri started his playing career at Sporting Cristal

Sporting Cristal

Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

's youth divisions. In 2009 he was promoted to Sporting Cristal's first team. Chávarri has announced that he would like to play for the U.S national team

United States men's national soccer team

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