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José Miguel showed his dedication and love for the sport of soccer at a young age – he joined Deportes Concepcion youth soccer program in the city of Concepcion, Chile – 1,100 miles away from home, aged just 14.
Within two years, he became the captain and top scorer of Deportes Concepcion’s U-17 squad and was considered one of the club’s rising stars.
José Miguel accepted a full soccer scholarship at Robert Morris University (Illinois) in 2002—he scored 23 goals and had 24 assists in two seasons with the RMU Eagles. In 2004, José Miguel transferred to the University of Illinois at Springfield. At UIS, he scored 8 goals and had 9 assists in 21 games played.