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{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1975)}}
{{for|the visual artist|Rodrigo Valenzuela (artist)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{family name hatnote|Valenzuela|Avilés|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Rodrigo Valenzuela
| image          = Rodrigo Valenzuela Universidad Católica v Coquimbo Unido 20230723 01.jpg
| fullname       = Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1975|11|27|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Santiago, Chile]]
| height         = 1.64 m
| currentclub    = [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] (assistant)
| position       = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[left midfielder]]
| youthyears1    = 1988−1993
| youthclubs1    = [[Unión Española]]
| years1         = 1994–1997 | clubs1  = [[Unión Española]]                               | caps1  = 107 | goals1  = 20
| years2         = 1998–1999 | clubs2  = [[Club América|América]]                         | caps2  = 27  | goals2  = 2
| years3         = 2000      | clubs3  = [[Lobos BUAP|Lobos UAP]]                         | caps3  = –   | goals3  = – <!-- 'Lobos BUAP' since 2002 -->
| years4         = 2000      | clubs4  = [[Unión Española]]                               | caps4  = –   | goals4  = –
| years5         = 2001      | clubs5  = [[Club Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]] | caps5  = 0   | goals5  = 0
| years6         = 2001      | clubs6  = [[Santiago Wanderers]]                           | caps6  = 14  | goals6  = 0
| years7         = 2002      | clubs7  = [[Club León|León]]                               | caps7  = 33  | goals7  = 5
| years8         = 2002–2004 | clubs8  = [[Club Atlas|Atlas]]                             | caps8  = 72  | goals8  = 4
| years9         = 2004–2005 | clubs9  = [[Club América|América]]                         | caps9  = 32  | goals9  = 0
| years10        = 2005      | clubs10 = [[Unión Española]]                               | caps10 = 9   | goals10 = 1
| years11        = 2006      | clubs11 = [[CD Veracruz|Veracruz]]                         | caps11 = 17  | goals11 = 0
| years12        = 2006      | clubs12 = [[CF Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] | caps12 = 15  | goals12 = 0
| years13        = 2007−2014 | clubs13 = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]]                    | caps13 = 174 | goals13 = 6
| totalcaps      = 500
| totalgoals     = 38
| nationalyears1 = 1998      | nationalteam1  = [[Chile national football team|Chile B]] | nationalcaps1  = 1  | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1998−2005 | nationalteam2  = [[Chile national football team|Chile]]   | nationalcaps2  = 18 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1  = 2021–     | managerclubs1  = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 2022      | managerclubs2  = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]] (interim)
| manageryears3  = 2023      | managerclubs3  = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]] (interim)
| manageryears4  = 2024      | managerclubs4  = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]] (interim)
| manageryears5  = 2025      | managerclubs5  = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]] (interim)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
}}
'''Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés''' (born 27 November 1975) is a Chilean football [[Coach (sport)|coach]] and former player. He is the current assistant manager of [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]].

==Club career==
He is a midfielder who played for [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]. He has spent his entire career in club teams in either Chile or Mexico. He has played for [[Club Atlas|Atlas]], [[Club América]] and [[CD Veracruz]] in the [[Primera División de Mexico]].<ref>{{MedioTiempo|rodrigo-valenzuela|Rodrigo Valenzuela (Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés)}}</ref>

==International career==
He played for the international team since his debut against [[England national football team|England]] on February 11, 1998. Prior to this, he played for [[Chile national football team|Chile B]] against [[England national football B team|England B]] on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra |url=https://www.guioteca.com/seleccion-chilena/inglaterra-1-%E2%80%93-chile-2-cuando-la-otra-seleccion-vencio-a-inglaterra/ |website=Guioteca.com |publisher=[[El Mercurio]] |access-date=6 October 2021 |language=es |date=13 April 2011}}</ref> He was part of the Chilean squad which participated in the [[2004 Copa América]].

==Managerial statistics==
{{Updated|matches played 28 April 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Managerial Record by team and tenure
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Nat.|Nationality}}
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2" |To
! colspan="8" |Record
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] (interim)
|{{flagicon|Chile}}
|19 April 2022
|8 May 2022
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=3|against=4|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holan llegará el viernes a Chile y Valenzuela dirigirá los próximos dos partidos de la UC |url=https://www.deportes13.cl/futbol-nacional/holan-llegara-el-viernes-a-chile-y-valenzuela-dirigira-los-proximos-dos-partidos-de |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Deportes13 |date=May 2022 |language=es-ES}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|2|0|1|1|for=3|against=4|diff=yes}}
!—
|}

==Honours==
'''Santiago Wanderers'''
* [[Chilean Primera División]]: [[:es:Primera División de Chile 2001|2001]]

'''América'''
* [[Mexican Primera División|Torneo Clausura]]: [[2005 Primera División de México Apertura|2005]]

'''Universidad Católica'''
* [[Chilean Primera División]]: [[2010 Chilean Primera División|2010]]
* [[Copa Chile]]: [[2011 Copa Chile|2011]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{BDFA|RODRIGO-IGNACIO-VALENZUELA-26862}}
* {{NFT}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile]]
[[Category:Chilean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Chile men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Chile men's under-20 international footballers]]
[[Category:Chilean Primera División players]]
[[Category:Liga MX players]]
[[Category:Liga Premier de México players]]
[[Category:Peruvian Primera División players]]
[[Category:Unión Española footballers]]
[[Category:Club América footballers]]
[[Category:Lobos BUAP footballers]]
[[Category:Club Universitario de Deportes footballers]]
[[Category:Santiago Wanderers footballers]]
[[Category:Club León footballers]]
[[Category:Atlas F.C. footballers]]
[[Category:C.D. Veracruz footballers]]
[[Category:Club Universidad de Chile footballers]]
[[Category:Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico]]
[[Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Peru]]
[[Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru]]
[[Category:2001 Copa América players]]
[[Category:2004 Copa América players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Chilean football coaches]] <!--as assistant-->
[[Category:Chilean football managers]]
[[Category:Chilean Primera División managers]]
[[Category:Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers]]