Rodrigo Valenzuela

Rodrigo Valenzuela
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés
Date of birth (1975-11-27) 27 November 1975 (age 48)
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
Men's football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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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

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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

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As of matches played 28 April 2022
Managerial Record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Universidad Católica (interim) Chile 19 April 2022 8 May 2022 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00 [3]
Total 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00

Honours

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Club

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Santiago Wanderers
América
Universidad Católica

References

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  1. ^ Rodrigo Valenzuela (Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés)Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Holan llegará el viernes a Chile y Valenzuela dirigirá los próximos dos partidos de la UC". Deportes13 (in European Spanish). May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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