Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Andrés Valencia Bascuñán | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Temuco (youth) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1999 | Universidad de Chile | 196 | (26) |
| 1993 | → Provincial Osorno (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Colón | 39 | (3) |
| 2001 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Palestino | 35 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Universidad Católica | 27 | (2) |
| 2004 | Palestino | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Universidad de Chile | 50 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Persegi Bali | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Chile | 48 | (3) |
| 2008 | Chile (beach soccer) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Universidad de Chile (interim) | ||
| 2021 | Universidad de Chile (interim) | ||
| 2021 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2024– | Deportes Temuco (youth) | ||
| 2024 | Deportes Temuco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Esteban Andrés Valencia Bascuñán (born 8 January 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
A historical player of Universidad de Chile, in Chile he also played for Provincial Osorno, Deportes Puerto Montt, Palestino and Universidad Católica.[1]
Abroad he played for Colón in Argentina and Persegi Bali in Indonesia at the end of his career, where he faced other Chilean players such as Francisco Rotunno.[2]
International career
Nicknamed "Huevito", Valencia obtained a total number of 48 caps for the Chile national football team, scoring three goals between 1994 and 2001. He made his full international debut on 30 April 1994.[3][4]
Following his return from Indonesia in 2008, he represented the Chile beach soccer team in the South American Championship, alongside retired professional footballers such as Rodrigo Cuevas, Rodrigo Sanhueza, Jorge Torres [es] and Carlos Medina, with Miguel Ángel Gamboa as coach.[5]
Managerial career
After working in the Universidad de Chile youth system, in 2021 he took the challenge of managing the first team as a caretaker after Rafael Dudamel was released.[6] Later, he was confirmed until the end of the 2021 season.[7] After this experience, he assumed as Technical Coordinator for the youth system.[8]
In 2024, Valencia assumed as coach for the reserve team of Deportes Temuco. On 20 October of the same year, he assumed as interim coach of the first team.[9]
Personal life
He is the father of the professional footballer Esteban Valencia Reyes.[10]
Honours
Player
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División (5): 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004 Apertura
- Copa Chile (2): 1998, 2000
References
- ^ "Esteban Valencia". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Esteban Valencia en Persegi Bali FC y Francisco Rotunno Persekabpas Pasuruan. Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ Esteban Andres Valencia Bascunan
- ^ "Esteban Andres Valencia Bascunan". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Esteban Valencia y su nuevo desafío: el fútbol playa". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Esteban Valencia será el director técnico interino de Universidad de Chile". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN Chile. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Esteban Valencia tras ser confirmado hasta fin de año: "Que ayude a aclarar todas las dudas"" (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Esteban Valencia tiene nuevo cargo: El "gesto" de la U con el "Huevo" tras su salida del primer equipo". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Mardones, Jean Patrick (19 May 2024). "Complicada misión: Temuco oficializa a Esteban Valencia como nuevo DT para salvar la categoría en la B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Universidad de Chile planea el regreso de una de sus promesas" (in Spanish). Goal. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
- Esteban Valencia at Soccerway
- Esteban Valencia at National-Football-Teams.com
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