# Willy Topp

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**Willy Adolfo Topp Bravo** (born 4 March 1986), sometimes also known as **Billy Topp**, is a Chilean football manager and former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(soccer)). Topp has also been involved with the youth levels of [Chile's national](/source/Chile_national_football_team) set-up.

Topp started his career in his homeland with [Universidad Católica](/source/Club_Deportivo_Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica), where he first played at the age of 16. He featured for them in the [Milk Cup](/source/Milk_Cup) international youth tournament in 2003 and appeared on loan with other Chilean sides [Temuco](/source/Deportivo_Temuco) and [Puerto Montt](/source/Club_de_Deportes_Puerto_Montt). In 2007, he joined [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.) in [England](/source/Football_in_England)'s [League Two](/source/Football_League_Two), but he played just 13 games in little more than a year, before he was released from his contract six months early. He spent a brief time playing semi-professionally with [Jumilla Club de Fútbol](/source/Jumilla_CF) in the [Spanish Tercera División Group 13](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n) before moving to Royal Montegnée.

## Club career

### Universidad Católica

Born in [Temuco](/source/Temuco), [Chile](/source/Chile), on 4 March 1986,[1] Topp's [football](/source/Association_football) career started with [Universidad Católica](/source/Club_Deportivo_Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica) in his native Chile at the age of 11.[1] In the 2002–03 season, he scored 23 goals in 28 games with Católica's youth team, helping the under-20 side become champions and earning him a call-up to [Chile](/source/Chile_national_under-17_football_team)'s squad for the [South American under-17](/source/Sudamericano_Sub-17_2003) tournament.[2][3] Later in the year, he was selected to play for Católica in the [Milk Cup](/source/Milk_Cup) international youth tournament in Northern Ireland, where the team came third.[1][4] As a result of his performances in the tournament, Topp was invited to train with English side [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.). However, because he was not yet 18 years, he was unable to remain with the club and returned to Chile.[1]

Topp first played for the Católica's senior teams at the age of just 16 in a [friendly](/source/Exhibition_match) against [Santiago Morning](/source/Club_de_Deportes_Santiago_Morning).[1] He also had loan spells at [Deportivo Temuco](/source/Deportivo_Temuco) in 2005,[5] where he suffered a broken [metatarsal](/source/Metatarsal) injury,[6] and [Club de Deportes Puerto Montt](/source/Club_de_Deportes_Puerto_Montt) in 2006. He also came on as a substitute for [Diego Maradona](/source/Diego_Maradona) for the final four minutes of a charity match contested between Católica and Chile in February 2006.[7] After his contract with Católica expired, Topp decided to leave the club and attempt to sign for a European club taking advantage of his EU [passport](/source/Passport).[8]

### Bradford City

Topp was due to sign for Belgian side [Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée](/source/R.R.F.C._Montegn%C3%A9e) but instead returned to England in September 2007 for a trial with [League Two](/source/Football_League_Two) side [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.) as part of a deal between the two sides.[9][10] After scoring in his first trial game for the reserves against [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) on 19 September,[11] manager [Stuart McCall](/source/Stuart_McCall) decided to buy Topp. His protracted move took nearly three months to complete, after first a disagreement between Bradford and his former club Católica,[12][13] then a hold-up with the [English Football Association](/source/The_Football_Association),[14] before Topp was signed for £35,000 on 11 December 2007—the first time City had paid money for a player since [Andy Tod](/source/Andy_Tod) in 2001.[15] Topp made his Bradford debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 defeat to [Hereford United](/source/Hereford_United_F.C.) on 29 December 2007.[16] His first start came a month later when he made one goal and nearly scored another as Bradford defeated [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) 4–2.[17] It was the first of four successive games in all of which he was substituted during the second half before he was diagnosed with the muscle-tightening condition [posterior compartment syndrome](/source/Compartment_syndrome).[18] In March 2008, Topp visited a medical specialist to prepare for an operation on his thigh, so that he could be ready for the [2008–09](/source/2008-09_in_English_football) pre-season.[19]

Topp went back home to Chile during the summer and returned to play in several pre-season friendlies but was an unused substitute for Bradford's first home league game of the season against [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.),[20][21] and was left out of the side three days later against [Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.) in the [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) after his representatives said he wanted to leave the club. Topp held talks with manager Stuart McCall and told him he wanted to stay with the club.[22] Topp subsequently came on as a late substitute in a 2–0 victory against [Macclesfield Town](/source/Macclesfield_Town_F.C.) the following day.[23] He made only one more appearance as a substitute before he was released from his contract six months early, in December 2008, to let him find a new club.[24] He played a total 13 games for Bradford, starting six, without scoring.[25]

### Jumilla CF

In 2009, he joined [Lorca FC](/source/Lorca_FC), but after a short time, he resigned.[26] In August 2009, after eight months out of the game, Topp joined [Jumilla Club de Fútbol](/source/Jumilla_CF), a side playing in [Tercera División Group 13](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n), part of the fourth tier of Spanish football. He made his debut for Jumilla on 14 September against [CD Plus Ultra](/source/CD_Plus_Ultra) when he came on as a second-half substitute during a 3–0 victory.[27] He started the following game to help his new side defeat [CD Beniel](/source/CD_Beniel) 5–0.[28]

### Royal Montegnée

In January 2010, Topp left Jumilla to return to Belgian side Royal Montegnée where he had previously been registered as a player before moving to Bradford City.[29] Topp made his debut for Montegnee in a 4–0 victory against Oreye on 7 March, but had a poor game reported to be because of a poor selection of boots.[30] Later the same month, Topp was sent off during a 3–1 victory,[31] but the following weekend scored his first goal for Montegnée in another 3–1 win.[32]

### Fontsanta Fatjó

In 2016, he joined Fontsanta Fatjó, a side playing in [Segona Catalana](/source/Segona_Catalana).[26]

## International career

Topp was involved in the senior [Chile national team](/source/Chile_national_football_team) set up in 2003 and 2004 under the management of [Juvenal Olmos](/source/Juvenal_Olmos),[33] and has represented his country at the under-17 level,[1] once scoring a [hat-trick](/source/Hat-trick) in a game against Paraguay in September 2002.[34] In 2003, he was in [Chile's under-17](/source/Chile_national_under-17_football_team) squad to play in the [South American under-17](/source/Sudamericano_Sub-17_2003) tournament.[3] Chile failed to qualify for the [FIFA World Championships](/source/2003_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship) in Finland later the same year, in the tournament. In December 2004, Topp scored against [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay_national_football_team) for the [under-20](/source/Chile_national_under-20_football_team) side in a preparation game for a tournament in Colombia the following year.[35] However, he was left out of his country's final squad for the tournament,[36] and for the subsequent squad for the [2005 FIFA World Youth Championship](/source/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) in [The Netherlands](/source/The_Netherlands).

## Managerial career

He began his managerial career as the manager of Fontsanta Fatjó in the [Segona Catalana](/source/Segona_Catalana) at the same time he was a player.[26] Next, he has worked as a coach for [RCD Espanyol](/source/RCD_Espanyol) and [Philadelphia Union](/source/Philadelphia_Union) Academies and [CD Masnou B](/source/CD_Masnou).[37]

## Playing statistics

- *Updated to 3 January 2010.*[25]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Universidad Católica Temuco (loan) Puerto Montt (loan) Bradford City 2007–08 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2008–09 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Jumilla Club de Fútbol 2009–10 Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée 2009–10 Career totals 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0

## Honours

**Universidad Católica**

- [Primera División de Chile](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Chile): [2005 Clausura](/source/2005_Torneo_Clausura_(Chile))

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## External links

- [Guardian Stats Centre](http://guardian.touch-line.com/statscentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=11&CPID=69&pStr=Player&PLID=207027&TEID=460)

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