Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés (born 27 November 1975) is a Chilean football coach and former player. He is the current assistant manager of Universidad Católica.
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| Personal information | ||||||||
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| Full name | Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés | |||||||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1975 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | |||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, left midfielder | |||||||
| Team information | ||||||||
Current team | Universidad Católica (assistant) | |||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||
| 1988−1993 | Unión Española | |||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||
| 1994–1997 | Unión Española | 107 | (20) | |||||
| 1998–1999 | América | 27 | (2) | |||||
| 2000 | Lobos UAP | – | (–) | |||||
| 2000 | Unión Española | – | (–) | |||||
| 2001 | Universitario | 0 | (0) | |||||
| 2001 | Santiago Wanderers | 14 | (0) | |||||
| 2002 | León | 33 | (5) | |||||
| 2002–2004 | Atlas | 72 | (4) | |||||
| 2004–2005 | América | 32 | (0) | |||||
| 2005 | Unión Española | 9 | (1) | |||||
| 2006 | Veracruz | 17 | (0) | |||||
| 2006 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | (0) | |||||
| 2007−2014 | Universidad Católica | 174 | (6) | |||||
| Total | 500 | (38) | ||||||
| International career | ||||||||
| 1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) | |||||
| 1998−2005 | Chile | 18 | (0) | |||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||
| 2021– | Universidad Católica (assistant) | |||||||
| 2022 | Universidad Católica (interim) | |||||||
| 2023 | Universidad Católica (interim) | |||||||
| 2024 | Universidad Católica (interim) | |||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||
Club career edit
He is a midfielder who played for Universidad Católica. He has spent his entire career in club teams in either Chile or Mexico. He has played for Atlas, Club América and CD Veracruz in the Primera División de Mexico.[1]
International career edit
He played for the international team since his debut against England on February 11, 1998. Prior to this, he played for Chile B against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.[2] He was part of the Chilean squad which participated in the 2004 Copa América.
Managerial statistics edit
- As of matches played 28 April 2022
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Universidad Católica (interim) | 
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19 April 2022 | 8 May 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 | [3] |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 | — | |||
Honours edit
Club edit
- Santiago Wanderers
- Primera División (1): 2001
- América
- Torneo Clausura (1): 2005
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División (1): 2010
- Copa Chile (1): 2011
References edit
- ^ Rodrigo Valenzuela (Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Holan llegará el viernes a Chile y Valenzuela dirigirá los próximos dos partidos de la UC". Deportes13 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
External links edit
- Rodrigo Valenzuela at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Rodrigo Valenzuela at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
- Rodrigo Valenzuela at National-Football-Teams.com
