Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo (born 22 February 1988) is a Chilean
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder for Santiago City.
Career
He began his career as a youth player as a U-12 in
Colo-Colo, the most successful team in Chile, then he was promoted to the adult team in 2006, aged 18, where he made his debut in August 2006 and at the end of the season, won Clausura 2006 Chilean Championship along with his team members
Alexis and
Humberto Suazo. Also ended up as the runner-up in
Copa Sudamericana 2006
The 2006 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes, officially the 2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons, was an international football championship competition that was played by 34 teams in total, including 31 CONMEBOL teams and a ...
under the lead management of
Claudio Borghi. He stayed in
Colo-Colo until 2007. Then he joined
Santiago Morning in 2008. After the contract ended, he signed with
Unión Temuco in 2009. In 2010, he played with
Curicó Unido
Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz.
History
Curicó Unido was found ...
a team from the
Chilean Primera División B
Campeonato Primera B ( en, Chilean First B Division) is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later rena ...
. Beginning the season 2010/2011, he had agreed upon a contract with
Unión San Felipe.
In August 2011, ArceSports (the footballer's agent) in association with Soccer Soccer Sport in Brazil, got a pre-contract between Luis Valenzuela and
Ceará Sporting Club for a five-year period with this
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
team.
In 2014, he signed with Chilean club
O'Higgins.
In 2024, he signed with Santiago City FC in the
Chilean Tercera A.
Personal life
He is well-known by his nickname Larry Valenzuela.
Honours
; Colo-Colo
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Primera División de Chile (1):
2006 Clausura
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Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
(1): Runner-up
2006
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References
External links
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Luis Valenzuelaat MemoriaWanderers.cl
Dale Albo interview in Colo-ColoArceSports Official site (footballer's agent)
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1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Colo-Colo footballers
Deportes Temuco footballers
Santiago Morning footballers
Curicó Unido footballers
Unión San Felipe footballers
C.D. Antofagasta footballers
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
C.D. Cobresal footballers
Deportes Melipilla footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
Ñublense footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Tercera División de Chile players
Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
People from Puente Alto
Men's association football midfielders