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Rafael Dudamel

Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973[2]), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga.

As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team.[3]

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.[4] Atlético Huila, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and Cortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played.[5] He has also played for Quilmes, of Argentina.[6] He was transferred to Mamelodi Sundowns, of South Africa in 2005.[7] In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred to América de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan international Jorge Rojas.[8] He left América and returned to Estudiantes de Mérida on August 29, 2008.[9]

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.[10]

International goal

Managerial career

On 18 October 2017 Dudamel is appointed manager of Venezuela's national football team.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] In the final group match, he drew against Mexico 1-1.[15] In the knockout stages, Venezuela lost immediately, 4–1 to Argentina.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18] On 27 February 2020, he was sacked by Atlético, following eliminations from the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil.[19]

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

As of Match played 21 July 2024

Honors

Club

Universidad de Los Andes
Santa Fe
Atlético Zulia
Deportivo Cali
Millonarios
Mamelodi Sundowns

Coach

International

Venezuela
Venezuela U-20
Venezuela U-17

Club

Deportivo Cali
Atlético Bucaramanga

References

  1. ^ "Rafael Dudamel" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
  2. ^ "Venezuela". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "Venezuela – Record International Players". RSSSF. August 31, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  4. ^ "Rafael Dudamel: "Táchira impondrá su jerarquía y experiencia"" (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. September 16, 2003. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  5. ^ "Dudamel, Rafael". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "Rafael Dudamel" (in Portuguese). zerozero.pt. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  7. ^ "Arquero Rafael Dudamel jugará con el Mamelodi de Sudáfrica" (in Spanish). Terra. July 15, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  8. ^ "Se va con Dudamel" (in Spanish). Lider en deportes. June 4, 2007. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  9. ^ "El guardameta venezolano Rafael Dudamel renunció al América" (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. August 29, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
  10. ^ "Rafael Dudamel – International Appearances". RSSSF. July 12, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  11. ^ "Venezuela v Argentina, 09 October 1996". 11v11. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "Rafael Dudamel, new coach of Venezuela | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "2016 Copa America Centenario". www.ca2016.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "Uruguay vs. Venezuela - Football Match Report - June 9, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  15. ^ "Mexico's draw with Venezuela gives El Tri 1st in Group C at Copa America". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "Messi starts, Argentina beats Venezuela 4-1 in Copa America". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  17. ^ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. June 11, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  18. ^ "Novo comando: Rafael Dudamel é o treinador do Atlético". Clube Atlético Mineiro (in Portuguese). January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "Atlético-MG anuncia a demissão de Dudamel (e sua comissão), Rui Costa e Marques". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  20. ^ "Japan vs. Venezuela". Soccerway. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Samurai Blue lose final home match of the year 1-4 against Venezuela - Kirin Challenge Cup 2019". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. November 20, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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