Chilean footballer and manager
Aurelio Gerardo Valenzuela Flores (born 2 December 1942) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a playmaker .
Playing career
Born in Arica , Chile, Valenzuela played for two clubs in the Chilean Primera División .[ 1] He made his professional debut in 1962 with San Luis de Quillota ,[ 2] playing for them until 1964.[ 3] [ 4] As a member of them, he also faced the English club Stoke City in a friendly match on 3 June 1964.[ 5]
In 1965, he switched to Santiago Morning until 1969.[ 6] [ 7] After the team was relegated to the Segunda División in 1969, he moved to play to Mexico thanks to Carlos Reinoso , then a player of América , in place of his compatriots Leopoldo Vallejos and Aurelio Vásquez .[ 8] Back in Chile, he rejoined Santiago Morning until 1972.[ 2]
At international level, he was a member of the Chile national team between 1965 and 1967.[ 2]
Coaching career
As a football coach, Valenzuela led Santiago Morning ,[ 9] Audax Italiano ,[ 10] Deportes Iquique ,[ 11] Regional Atacama [ 12] and Deportes Arica in his homeland. In addition, he led the Cobresal youth system in 1984.[ 13]
In 1986, he took part in the Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol de Chile (National Association of Football Managers of Chile).[ 2]
Once in Mexico, he led Nacional Tijuana in 2003.[ 14] He also worked in the youth systems of clubs such as Guadalajara and Toluca .[ 15]
He has also started football academies like Atenea and the namesake, Aurelio Valenzuela[ 2] and worked with women players like the Baja California state team in the Olimpiada Nacional tournament.[ 16]
Personal life
Valenzuela made his home in Querétaro , Mexico.[ 15]
References
^ "Ariqueños al Profesionalismo" . futbolarica.uta.cl (in Spanish). University of Tarapacá . Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ a b c d e "Academia de Fútbol" . Dtav (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ "SAN LUIS 0:3 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1963" . historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ Reyes, Luis (23 April 2017). "El arquero de Colo Colo que se fue y regresó en un mismo partido" . AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ Manzo, Francisco (13 October 2020). "San Luis y los ingleses" . Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ Sánchez, Eugenio (15 May 1967). "Reinoso, Primer Actor del Triunfo de Audax" (PDF) . La Nación (in Spanish). 18, 058. Santiago, Chile: 3. Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ "COLO-COLO 2:2 SANTIAGO MORNING TORNEO NACIONAL 1968" . historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ Chomsky (6 August 2018). "Aurelio Vásquez, el Toscano" . La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2023 .
^ "Santiago Morning 1976 - Campeonato Nacional" . www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ "Audax Italiano 1979 - Campeonato Nacional" . www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ "DEPORTES IQUIQUE 1:0 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1985" . historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ Márquez, Nicolás (1 November 2021). "Entrevista: Juan Manuel Silva, gerente deportivo de Cobresal: "Siempre ha sido un desafío traer jugadores a El Salvador" " . En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ "1984-1985 – El gran debut y consolidación en Primera" . CDCobresal.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ "Un Gallo de Tijuana" . Semanario ZETA (in Spanish). 4 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2024 . Nacional de Tijuana, bajo las órdenes de Sergio Pacheco y Aurelio Valenzuela.
^ a b (Rosales, Araceli) Aurelio Valenzuela D.T. Profesional de Fútbol on Facebook (in Spanish) . 1 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "ES ELIMINADA SELECCIÓN JUVENIL SUPERIOR FEMENIL DE FUTBOL" . INDEBC Noticias (in Spanish). 6 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2024 .
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