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Carlos Valencia (footballer, born 1953)

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Name
  
Carlos Valencia

Role
  
Football player

Height
  
1.81 m


Carlos Hernán Valencia (born 30 December 1953) (died 23 April 2017) was a former Colombian football player.

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Club career

Born in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Valencia played professional football as a goalkeeper for Deportivo Cali, Deportes Quindío, Deportes Tolima and Unión Magdalena in Colombia. He also played in Venezuela for Aragua FC.

International career

Valencia made several appearances for the senior Colombia national football team, including participating in one qualifying match for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

He also played for Colombia at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Valencia became a coach. He was the goalkeeping coach for the Honduras national football team in 2009.

References

Carlos Valencia (footballer, born 1953) Wikipedia