Eduardo René Valenzuela Becker (born April 20, 1955), known as René Valenzuela, is a Chilean former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Valenzuela represented his native country at the

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, wearing the number three jersey. He played for several clubs in Chile, including Universidad Católica. For

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he played 46 matches between 1979 and 1985. Following his retirement, he has worked as coach at youth level in academies such as Universidad Catolica Academy in

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, just like another former players such as

Juan José Ribera Juan José Ribera Fonseca (born 11 October 1980) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Deportes Temuco. Ribera played for Chile in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egy ...

, Carlos Verdugo, Luciano Saavedra, Ian Mac-Niven, among others.

Honours

Universidad Católica *

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

* Copa Polla Gol:

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* Copa República:

Unión Española * : 1989

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René Valenzuela
at Weltfussball * 1955 births Living people Footballers from Concepción, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Unión Española footballers Men's association football defenders 1979 Copa América players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-defender-stub