Aurelio Valenzuela
Chilean footballer and manager
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Aurelio Gerardo Valenzuela Flores (born 2 December 1942) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aurelio Gerardo Valenzuela Flores | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Arica, Chile | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | San Luis de Quillota | 75 | (18) |
| 1965–1969 | Santiago Morning | 86 | (24) |
| 1971–1972 | Santiago Morning | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Chile | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976 | Santiago Morning (interim) | ||
| 1979 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1984 | Cobresal (youth) | ||
| 1985 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1986 | Regional Atacama | ||
| 1988 | Regional Atacama | ||
| 1989 | Deportes Arica | ||
| Guadalajara (youth) | |||
| Toluca (youth) | |||
| 2003 | Nacional Tijuana | ||
| 2011 | Baja California (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]