Javiera Villagra

Javiera Villagra Lira (born 17 March 1983) is a former field hockey player from Chile, who played as a midfielder.

Personal life
Javiera Villagra was born and raised in Santiago, Chile.

College sport
In 2003, Villagra travelled to the United States to play college sport for American University in Washington. She was a member of the AU Eagles until 2005. She was named an All–American on three occasions by the NFHCA.

Las Diablas
Villagra made her debut for Las Diablas in 1997, at just 14 years of age.

Following her debut, Villagra was a mainstay in the national team for 18 years, until her retirement in 2015 following the Pan American Games.

Throughout her career, Villagra medalled many times, most notably winning bronze at both the 2009 Pan American Cup in Hamilton, and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.