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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-12-31)31 December 1953 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Venezuela | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1978 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 1978–1979 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1979 | Unión Táchira | ||
| 1980–1981 | ULA | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | ULA | ||
| 1991 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 1995 | ULA | ||
| 1997–1999 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2001–2007 | Venezuela | ||
| 2001–2003 | Venezuela U20 | ||
| 2002 | Venezuela U23 | ||
| 2008 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2010–2012 | Millonarios | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mineros | ||
| 2018–2019 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| 2020 | Mineros | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known asRichard Páez (born 31 December 1953) is a Venezuelan football manager. He is a former coach ofEcuadorian Serie A clubDeportivo Cuenca and theVenezuela national football team.[citation needed]
Born inMérida, Páez played club football forEstudiantes de Mérida,Portuguesa,Deportivo Táchira andUniversidad de Los Andes.[dead link][1]
He also played for theVenezuela national football team in the 1970s.[citation needed]
During his tenure, which lasted from January 2001 to November 2007, Venezuela achieved its best period in international football, improving from its status of being the worst team in South America.[citation needed] The squad reached the semi-final of the2011 Copa America, and also had several victories inFIFA World Cup qualifying.[citation needed]
In early 2008, he was signed asAlianza Lima's coach but was fired from his post a few months later.[citation needed]
In November 2011, Páez became the first Venezuelan football manager to win a competition outside of Venezuela when his teamMillonarios won theCopa Postobón. In May 2012, he left Millonarios after one and one-half seasons in charge.[2]
His son,Ricardo Páez, was a member of the national team.[citation needed]
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