Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa | ||
Date of birth | January 7, 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Guama, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Venezuela (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1993 | Universidad de 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) | |
National team‡ | |||
1993–2007 | Venezuela | 56 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2011 | Estudiantes de Merida | ||
2012–2013 | Venezuela U17 | ||
2014–2015 | ACD Lara | ||
2015– | Venezuela U20 | ||
2016– | Venezuela | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 14, 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 14, 2009 |
Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa, commonly known as Rafael Dudamel (born January 7, 1973), is a retired Venezuelan football goalkeeper who played 56 times for the Venezuela national team. He was born in Guama, Yaracuy. He is currently the head coach of the Venezuela national team.
During his career, Dudamel played for several Venezuelan and Colombian football clubs. Among the Venezuelan clubs are Universidad de Los Andes, El Vigía, , UA Maracaibo and Deportivo Táchira.Atlético Huila, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and Cortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played. He has also played for Quilmes, of Argentina. He was transferred to Mamelodi Sundowns, of South Africa in 2005. In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred to América de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan international Jorge Rojas. He left América and returned to Estudiantes de Mérida on August 29, 2008.