Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco (, born 13 March 1974) is a

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n former professional

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that played as a

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for the Venezuela national team from 1996 until 2007, earning 76 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

Club career

He began his career with

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in his native Venezuela in 1994 and stayed there four years until moving to

Caracas F.C. Caracas Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team based in Caracas. The club has won twelve First Division titles making it the most successful in Venezuelan football history. They are nicknamed ''Los Rojos del Ávila'', or the "Reds from � ...

, gaining more than 100 appearances over 6 years. He moved to Argentina to play for Club Olimpo for a short time in 2004. In 2006, he moved back to Venezuela to play for

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for a season, then played for

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, then moved to

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in Europe to play for Nea Salamis FC for a year, and finally went back to Mineros de Guayana for 8 years until his retirement in 2016.

International career

Vallenilla made 77 caps for the Venezuela national football team, scoring a goal. Vallenilla left the national team when manager

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arrived, who didn't select the player for the qualifiers of the

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International goals

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vallenilla, Luis Jose Living people 1974 births Footballers from Caracas Venezuelan men's footballers Trujillanos F.C. players Caracas FC players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Club Olimpo footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Unión Atlético Maracaibo players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Cypriot First Division players Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Venezuela men's international footballers 1997 Copa América players 2001 Copa América players 2004 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players Men's association football defenders