Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés (born 27 November 1975) is a Chilean football coach and former player. He is the current assistant manager of Universidad Católica.
Personal information | |||||||
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Full name | Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés | ||||||
Date of birth | (1975-11-27) 27 November 1975 (age 46) | ||||||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Left midfielder | ||||||
Club information | |||||||
Current team | Universidad Católica (assistant) | ||||||
Youth career | |||||||
1988−1993 | Unión Española | ||||||
Senior career* | |||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||
1994–1997 | Unión Española | 107 | (20) | ||||
1998–1999 | América | 27 | (2) | ||||
2000 | Lobos UAP | – | (–) | ||||
2000 | Unión Española | – | (–) | ||||
2001 | Universitario | 0 | (0) | ||||
2001 | Santiago Wanderers | 14 | (0) | ||||
2002 | León | 33 | (5) | ||||
2002–2004 | Atlas | 72 | (4) | ||||
2004–2005 | América | 32 | (0) | ||||
2005 | Unión Española | 9 | (1) | ||||
2006 | Veracruz | 17 | (0) | ||||
2006 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | (0) | ||||
2007−2014 | Universidad Católica | 174 | (6) | ||||
Total | 500 | (38) | |||||
National team‡ | |||||||
1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) | ||||
1998−2005 | Chile | 18 | (0) | ||||
Teams managed | |||||||
2021– | Universidad Católica (assistant) | ||||||
2022 | Universidad Católica (interim) | ||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2008 |
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, Club América and CD Veracruz in the Primera División de Mexico.[1]
He played for the international team since his debut against England on February 11, 1998. Prior to this, he played for Chile B against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.[2] He was part of the Chilean squad which participated in the 2004 Copa América.
Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Universidad Católica (interim) | ![]() |
19 April 2022 | 8 May 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 | [3] |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 | — |
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica – managers | |
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Chile squad – 2001 Copa América | ||
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Chile squad – 2004 Copa América | ||
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