Richard Páez

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Richard Páez
Personal information
Full name Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón
Date of birth (1953-12-31) 31 December 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth Mérida, Venezuela
Position(s) 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 as Richard Páez (born 31 December 1953) is a Venezuelan football manager former coach of Deportivo Cuenca from Ecuador and of the Venezuela national football team.[citation needed]

Playing career

Mineros
in 2013

Club

Born in

Universidad de Los Andes.[dead link] [1]

International

He also played for the Venezuela national football team in the 1970s.[citation needed]

Managerial career

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.[

2007 Copa America, and also had several victories in FIFA World Cup qualifying.[citation needed
]

In early 2008, he was signed as

Alianza 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 team

Millonarios won the Copa Postobón. In May 2012, he left Millonarios after one and one-half seasons in charge.[2]

Personal life

His son, Ricardo Páez, was a member of the national team.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (31 December 2011). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Diciembre 31" [On this day in football: December 31]. GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Millonarios confirmó la salida del técnico venezolano Richard Páez" [Millonarios confirm the departure of Venezuelan manager Richard Páez] (in Spanish). El País. 30 May 2012.

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