Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlujs βaʎeˈniʎa], born 13 March 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer that played as a right back for the Venezuela national team from 1996 until 2007, earning 76 appearances and scoring 1 goal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Trujillanos | 94 | (2) |
| 1998–2004 | Caracas | 107 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Deportivo Táchira (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2004 | Olimpo | 11 | (1) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Mineros de Guayana | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | UA Maracaibo | 38 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Nea Salamina | 24 | (3) |
| 2008–2016 | Mineros de Guayana | 212 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2007 | Venezuela | 76 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe began his career with Trujillanos F.C. in his native Venezuela in 1994 and stayed there four years until moving to Caracas F.C., gaining more than 100 appearances over 6 years. He moved to Argentina to play for Club Olimpo for a short time in 2004. In 2006, he moved back to Venezuela to play for Mineros de Guayana for a season, then played for UA Maracaibo, then moved to Cyprus in Europe to play for Nea Salamis FC for a year, and finally went back to Mineros de Guayana for 8 years until his retirement in 2016.
International career
editVallenilla made 77 caps for the Venezuela national football team, scoring a goal. Vallenilla left the national team when manager César Farías arrived, who didn't select the player for the qualifiers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 January 2002 | Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||||||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[1] | ||||||||||||||
External links
edit- Luis Vallenilla at National-Football-Teams.com
- International statistics
- Luis Vallenilla at Soccerway