Place of birth Guama, Venezuela Role Football player Playing position Height 1.87 m | Years Team Position Goalkeeper Name Rafael Dudamel | |
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Full name Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa Date of birth (1973-01-07) January 7, 1973 (age 42) 1989–1993 Universidad de Los Andes Team coached Deportivo Lara (Manager, since 2013) | ||
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Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa, commonly known as Rafael Dudamel (born January 7, 1973), is a retired Venezuelan football goalkeeper who played 56 times for the Venezuela national team. He was born in Guama, Yaracuy. He is currently the head coach of the Venezuela national team.
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- Paradas de rafael dudamel
- Venezuela coach Rafael Dudamel reveals female distraction
- Club career
- International career
- Managerial career
- Club
- International
- References
Venezuela coach Rafael Dudamel reveals female distraction
Club career
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. Atlético Huila, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and Cortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played. He has also played for Quilmes, of Argentina. He was transferred to Mamelodi Sundowns, of South Africa in 2005. In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred to América de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan international Jorge Rojas. He left América and returned to Estudiantes de Mérida on August 29, 2008.
International career
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.
Managerial career
On 1 April 2016 Dudamel is appointed manager of Venezuela
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 Copa America.
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