Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés (born 27 November 1975) is a Chilean football
coach
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and former player. He is the current assistant manager of
Universidad Católica.
Club career
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
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,
Club América and
CD Veracruz
Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Veracruz. ''El Aston'' was founded in 1943, and played in the Liga MX of Mexico. Their nickname, "Tiburones Ro ...
in the
Primera División de Mexico.
International career
He played for the international team since his debut against
England
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on February 11, 1998. Prior to this, he played for
Chile B against
England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.
He was part of the Chilean squad which participated in the
2004 Copa América
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.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Club
;Santiago Wanderers
*
Primera División (1):
2001
;América
*
Torneo Clausura (1):
2005
;Universidad Católica
*
Primera División (1):
2010
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Copa Chile
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(1):
2011
References
External links
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Rodrigo Valenzuelaat playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valenzuela, Rodrigo
1975 births
Living people
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Chile men's under-20 international footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Liga MX players
Liga Premier de México players
Peruvian Primera División players
Unión Española footballers
Club América footballers
Lobos BUAP footballers
Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
Club León footballers
Atlas F.C. footballers
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru
2001 Copa América players
2004 Copa América players
Men's association football midfielders
Chilean football managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers