Gino Valentini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gino Alberto Valentini Cuadra | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Universidad Católica | 82 | (8) |
| 1984 | Real Oviedo | ||
| 1985–1986 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1987 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1988 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 1989–1990 | Irapuato | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Universidad Católica (youth) | |||
| 1996 | Regional Atacama | ||
| 1997–1998 | Municipal Las Condes | ||
| 1999–2000 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 2003–2004 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 2012 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 2013 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 2018 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gino Alberto Valentini Cuadra (born 10 October 1958) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile, Spain and Mexico.
A product of Universidad Católica youth system, Valentini is well remembered for scoring the winning goal in the Clásico Universitario played in 1984, where his team broke a stint of 13 years with no defeating Universidad de Chile.[1]
In his homeland, he also played for Unión San Felipe (1987)[citation needed] and Deportes Arica (1988)[2] in the Chilean Segunda División.
In Spain, he played for Real Oviedo in the second level, where he came alongside his fellow Óscar Meneses.[3]
In Mexico, he played for Tampico Madero[4] and Irapuato[5] in the top division.
Managerial career
Valentini worked as both manager and coach in the Universidad Católica youth system, where he trained players such as Jorge Kike Acuña.[6] As an anecdote, he met and could join Lionel Scaloni to the club when the Argentine was fourteen years old.[7]
As head coach, he has led Regional Atacama, Municipal Las Condes,[8] Provincial Osorno,[9] with whom he got promotion to the top division in the 1999 season,[10] Deportes Puerto Montt[11] and Deportes Melipilla.[8]
Valentini also served as sport manager of Deportes Melipilla[12] and sport adviser for Deportes Concepción.[13]
Controversies
In the context of the relegation of Deportes Melipilla to the Primera B de Chile in the 2021 season, Valentini reported irregulatities and contract issues with the players while he was the sport manager.[14] So, he has had public quarrels with the then coach, Carlos Encinas.[12]
Personal life
His daughter, Camila, is an influencer and kinesiologist who lost her left forearm after she was hit by a bus.[15][16]
