Rafael Dudamel

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Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973[1]), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the manager of Colombian club Deportivo Pereira.

As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team.[2]

Playing career

Club

During his career, Dudamel played for several Venezuelan and Colombian football clubs. Among the Venezuelan clubs are Universidad de Los Andes, El Vigía, Atlético Zulia, UA Maracaibo and Deportivo Táchira.[3] Atlético Huila, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and Cortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played.[4] He has also played for Quilmes, of Argentina.[5] He was transferred to Mamelodi Sundowns, of South Africa in 2005.[6] In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred to América de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan international Jorge Rojas.[7] He left América and returned to Estudiantes de Mérida on August 29, 2008.[8]

International

As of November 2007, Dudamel has 56 caps and one goal for the Venezuela national football team. He was capped for the first time in 1993. He scored a direct free kick in the World Cup 1998 qualifier against Argentina.[9]

International goal

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. October 9, 1996 Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2–4 2–5 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]

Managerial career

On 18 October 2017 Dudamel is appointed manager of Venezuela's national football team. [11]

On 5 June 2016 Dudamel gets his first win in an official tournament as national coach with a 1–0 victory over Jamaica in the 2016 Copa America.[12] In his next match at the tournament, he upsets Uruguay 1–0. The winner was scored by Salomon Rondón, who tapped in after a long range attempt by Alejandro Guerra was saved.[13] In the final group match, he drew against Mexico 1-1.[14] In the knockout stages, Venezuela lost immediately, 4–1 to Argentina.[15]

At the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Dudamel led the U20s to the final, where they lost to England 1–0 in the final. It was the nation's best ever performance at U20 competition.[16]

On 2 January 2020, he resigned from the Venezuela national team, and four days later signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[17] On 27 February 2020, he was sacked by Atlético, following eliminations from the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil.[18]

He spent time at Universidad de Chile between 2020 and 2021, and in September 2021 he was appointed as manager of Deportivo Cali, becoming Colombian champion at the end of the season.

Managerial statistics

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Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Estudiantes de Mérida Template:Flagicon 17 May 2010 17 March 2011

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Venezuela U17 12 May 2012 8 November 2013

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Deportivo Lara 18 December 2013 25 November 2015

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Venezuela U20 17 August 2015 15 August 2019

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Venezuela 1 April 2016 4 January 2020

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Atlético Mineiro Template:Flagicon 4 January 2020 26 February 2020

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Universidad de Chile Template:Flagicon 5 November 2020 5 June 2021

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Deportivo Cali Template:Flagicon 7 September 2021 1 July 2022

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Necaxa Template:Flagicon 16 May 2023 27 August 2023

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Atlético Bucaramanga Template:Flagicon 1 December 2023 27 November 2024

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Deportivo Pereira 9 April 2025 present

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Total

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  • Official FIFA matches only.

Honors

Player

Universidad de Los Andes

Santa Fe

Atlético Zulia

Deportivo Cali

Millonarios

Mamelodi Sundowns

Coach

Venezuela

Venezuela U-20

Venezuela U-17

Deportivo Cali

Atlético Bucaramanga

References

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External links

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