Aurelio Valenzuela | |
Fullname: | Aurelio Gerardo Valenzuela Flores |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1942 |
Birth Place: | Arica, Chile |
Position: | Playmaker |
Years1: | 1962–1964 |
Caps1: | 75 |
Goals1: | 18 |
Years2: | 1965–1969 |
Caps2: | 86 |
Goals2: | 24 |
Years3: | 1970– |
Clubs3: | Mexican football --> |
Years4: | 1971–1972 |
Nationalyears1: | 1965–1967 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile |
Manageryears1: | 1976 |
Managerclubs1: | Santiago Morning (interim) |
Manageryears2: | 1979 |
Managerclubs2: | Audax Italiano |
Manageryears3: | 1984 |
Managerclubs3: | Cobresal (youth) |
Manageryears4: | 1985 |
Managerclubs4: | Deportes Iquique |
Manageryears5: | 1986 |
Managerclubs5: | Regional Atacama |
Manageryears6: | 1988 |
Managerclubs6: | Regional Atacama |
Manageryears7: | 1989 |
Managerclubs7: | Deportes Arica |
Managerclubs8: | Guadalajara (youth) |
Managerclubs9: | Toluca (youth) |
Manageryears10: | 2003 |
Managerclubs10: | Nacional Tijuana |
Manageryears11: | 2011 |
Managerclubs11: | Baja California (women) |
Aurelio Gerardo Valenzuela Flores (born 2 December 1942) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a playmaker.
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.
At international level, he was a member of the Chile national team between 1965 and 1967.
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).
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 and worked with women players like the Baja California state team in the Olimpiada Nacional tournament.[16]
Valenzuela made his home in Querétaro, Mexico.[15]