Wilmar Elar Valencia Pacheco (born 27 October 1961) is a Peruvian football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born

Camaná Camaná is the district capital of the homonymous province, located in the Department of Arequipa, Peru. In 2015, it had an estimate of 39,026 inhabitants. It lies 180 km from Arequipa, on the Panamerican Highway The Pan-American Hi ...

, Valencia started playing for

Coronel Bolognesi Coronel Bolognesi Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. Originally founded on 18 October 1929, It was named after Francisco Bolognesi. Years later, a second branch of the club called Club Sport Bolito, was founded ...

. In 1982, he moved to

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

, where he played regularly until 1987, when he joined Honduran side

Atlético Marte Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

. Valencia returned to Alianza Lima in 1988, but moved to Bolivian side

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in the following year. In 1990, he rejoined Alianza Lima for a third spell, before ending his professional career at the age of 33 in 1994. In 2001, he returned to action with lowly Aurora Chancayllo, but retired in the same year. In an international figure, Valencia played 14 times for the Peru national team between 1984 and 1989, also being a part of the squad in the

1989 Copa América The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the ...

Managerial career

Valencia started his managerial career in 2000 with

Unión Huaral Club Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Peru's Segunda División. History The club was the 1976 and 1989 Peruvian Primera División champion. They were the first club to tak ...

. After being in charge of

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

's youth setup, he was named manager of the club in 2003 in the place of

Renê Weber Renê Carmo Kreuz Weber (16 July 1961 – 16 December 2020) was a Brazilian football player and manager. Biography Between 2004 and 2005, Weber managed the Brazilian national under-20 team, which finished in third place at the 2005 FIFA World ...

, and won the 2003 Apertura with the side. In 2004, despite his team's performance in the

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, Valencia was sacked and replaced by

Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlé ...

. In 2005, he took over former club Alianza Lima, but resigned. In 2006, Valencia was in charge of

Cienciano Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco, Peru that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...

. After a four-year period away from coaching duties, he returned to a managerial role in 2010, after being appointed manager of

Total Chalaco Total Chalaco was a professional Peruvian football club based in Callao. The club last played in the Peruvian Primera División in 2010. They placed last and were relegated and subsequently dissolved. The club was founded as Total Clean FBC, and ...

. Valencia continued to work in the Peruvian first division in the following years, being in charge of Melgar, José Gálvez,

Sport Huancayo Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Huancayo, Junín. The club play in the Peruvian Primera División since 2009, having gained promotion after winning the 2008 Copa Perú. History Founding On Feb ...

(three spells),

León de Huánuco Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Copa Peru (''Peruvian Third Division'' ...

Real Garcilaso Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019) is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Liga 2, the top flight of Peruvian football. History Beginnings The club was founded in 20 ...

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentral ...

Sport Boys Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as Sport Boys or simply Boys, is a Peruvian football club based in the port city of Callao. It was founded on 28 July 1927. Its classic and historic rival is the Atlético Chalaco against whom dispute ...

and

Atlético Grau Club Atlético Grau is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Piura, Peru. The club was founded in 1919 and play in the Liga 1 tournament. History Founding The club was founded on June 5, 1919 as Club Miguel Grau by Guillermo Herrera ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valencia, Wilmar 1961 births Living people People from Camaná Province Peruvian footballers Association football defenders Coronel Bolognesi footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers Club Blooming players Peruvian expatriate footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Peruvian football managers Sporting Cristal managers Club Alianza Lima managers Cienciano managers FBC Melgar managers Sport Huancayo managers Juan Aurich managers Sport Boys managers Peru international footballers Deportivo Binacional FC managers Atlético Grau managers Cusco FC managers León de Huánuco managers