Dudamel in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1973-01-07)January 7, 1973 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Universidad Los Andes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Universidad Los Andes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Atlético Huila | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | El Vigía | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Santa Fe | 88 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Atlético Zulia | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Quilmes | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Deportivo Cali | 142 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Millonarios | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | UA Maracaibo | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Cortuluá | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Deportivo Táchira | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | América de Cali | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Real Esppor | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 404 | (21) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2010 | Venezuela | 57 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Venezuela U17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Deportivo Lara | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Venezuela U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Deportivo Cali | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Necaxa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Deportivo Pereira | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973[2]), is a Venezuelanfootball manager and former player.
Agoalkeeper, Dudamel made 56 appearances for theVenezuela national team.[3]
During his career, Dudamel played for several Venezuelan and Colombian football clubs. Among the Venezuelan clubs areUniversidad de Los Andes,El Vigía,Atlético Zulia,UA Maracaibo andDeportivo Táchira.[4]Atlético Huila,Independiente Santa Fe,Deportivo Cali,Millonarios andCortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played.[5] He has also played forQuilmes, of Argentina.[citation needed] He was transferred toMamelodi Sundowns, of South Africa in 2005.[6] In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred toAmérica de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan internationalJorge Rojas.[7] He left América and returned toEstudiantes de Mérida on August 29, 2008.[8]
As of November 2007, Dudamel has 56 caps and one goal for theVenezuela national football team. He was capped for the first time in 1993. He scored a direct free kick in theWorld Cup 1998 qualifier against Argentina.[9]
On 18 October 2017 Dudamel is appointed manager of Venezuela's national football team.[10]
On 5 June 2016 Dudamel gets his first win in an official tournament as national coach with a1–0 victory over Jamaica in the 2016 Copa America.[11] In his next match at the tournament, he upsets Uruguay 1–0. The winner was scored by Salomon Rondón, who tapped in after a long range attempt by Alejandro Guerra was saved.[12] In the final group match, he drew against Mexico 1-1.[13] In the knockout stages, Venezuela lost immediately, 4–1 to Argentina.[14]
At the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Dudamel led the U20s to the final, where they lost to England 1–0 in the final. It was the nation's best ever performance at U20 competition.[15]
On 2 January 2020, he resigned from the Venezuela national team, and four days later signed a two-year contract with Brazilian clubAtlético Mineiro.[16] On 27 February 2020, he was sacked by Atlético, following eliminations from theCopa Sudamericana and theCopa do Brasil.[17]
He spent time atUniversidad de Chile between 2020 and 2021, and in September 2021 he was appointed as manager ofDeportivo Cali, becoming Colombian champion at the end of the season.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | October 9, 1996 | Pueblo Nuevo,San Cristóbal, Venezuela | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [18] |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 May 2010 | 17 March 2011 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 023.08 | |
| Venezuela U17 | 12 May 2012 | 8 November 2013 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 023.08 | |
| Deportivo Lara | 18 December 2013 | 25 November 2015 | 90 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 038.89 | |
| Venezuela U20 | 17 August 2015 | 15 August 2019 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 045.00 | |
| Venezuela | 1 April 2016 | 4 January 2020 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 025.71 | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 4 January 2020 | 26 February 2020 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 040.00 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 5 November 2020 | 5 June 2021 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 030.77 | |
| Deportivo Cali | 7 September 2021 | 1 July 2022 | 55 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 032.73 | |
| Necaxa | 16 May 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 000.00 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 December 2023 | 27 November 2024 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 048.28 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 9 April 2025 | 29 October 2025 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 039.39 | |
| Total | 393 | 142 | 131 | 120 | 036.13 | |||
Universidad de Los Andes
Santa Fe
Atlético Zulia
Deportivo Cali
Millonarios
Mamelodi Sundowns
Venezuela
Venezuela U-20
Venezuela U-17
Deportivo Cali
Atlético Bucaramanga