José Manuel Rey Cortegoso (born 20 May 1975) is a Venezuelan former

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who played as a

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, currently a

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. Known as ''Pokémon'' and ''Tetero'', and a

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specialist, he represented mainly

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

in a 20-year professional career. Rey was at one time

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

's second-most ever

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player, surpassing 100 international appearances. He was part of the squads at six

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tournaments.

Club career

During his career, Rey played mainly with Caracas FC, also representing several clubs in Europe and South America: C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela, C.S. Emelec (two spells),

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and

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. In 1995, he had a short spell with

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in Spain, but only appeared for the reserves. In 2000 he signed a pre-contract with

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, but ultimately failed to join to the Scottish side. In late September 2009, Rey was sent on

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in Chile, as a replacement for injured Luis Mena. After an irregular start he established himself in the starting XI, helping them win the Primera División championship. The loan was to be extended if Colo-Colo

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to the

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, which eventually happened, but Rey returned to Caracas. In January 2011, after five spells with his main club, the 35-year-old signed for A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana. Rey changed teams again in June 2011, moving to Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara. He retired four years later aged 40, and subsequently worked as manager of Aragua F.C. and Monagas S.C. but also

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of Deportivo Lara.

International career

Rey played 115 international matches for the Venezuela national team. His debut came on 8 June 1997, in a

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qualifier against

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(1–1 draw). On 13 October 2007, Rey scored from a spectacular

in a 1–0 win over

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in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stages. This signalled Ecuador's first defeat in

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in six years. On 6 September 2008, in a 1–0 loss to

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at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, in another qualifier, Rey became the first player to appear 100 times for Venezuela. He also represented the nation in six

tournaments. During one year, Rey acted as second in command to Noel Sanvicente at the national side's coaching staff.La Vinotinto se instaló en Margarita (The ''Vinotinto'' set camp in Margarita)
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International goals

, - , 1. , , 27 January 1999 , , José Pachencho Romero,

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, , , , 1–0 , , 3–0 , , Friendly , - , 4. , , 20 October 2002 , , Brígido Iriarte,

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, , , , 0–1 , , 1–2 , , Friendly , - , 10. , , 5 September 2009 , , Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile , , , , 1–2 , , 2–2 , , 2010 World Cup qualification

Honours

Caracas *

Venezuelan Primera División The Primera División (; ), or Liga Venezolana (; ) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. Format Starting i ...

: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10; Clausura 2004, 2007 and 2009, Apertura 2003 Colo-Colo *

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: Clausura 2009 Deportivo Lara *Venezuelan Primera División: 2011–12 Individual *Caracas FC Footballer of the Year: 2008–09

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