Wilmar Valencia

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Wilmar Valencia
Personal information
Full name Wilmar Elar Valencia Pacheco
Date of birth (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Camaná, Peru
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1981 Coronel Bolognesi
1982–1987 Alianza Lima
1987 Atlético Marte
1988 Alianza Lima
1989 Blooming
1990–1994 Alianza Lima
2001 Aurora Chancayllo
International career
1984–1989 Peru 14 (0)
Managerial career
2000 Unión Huaral
2001–2003 Sporting Cristal (youth)
2003–2004 Sporting Cristal
2005 Alianza Lima
2006 Cienciano
2010 Total Chalaco
2011 Melgar
2012 José Gálvez
2012 Sport Huancayo
2013 Alianza Lima
2014 León de Huánuco
2015 Sport Huancayo
2016 Real Garcilaso
2017 Juan Aurich
2018 Sport Boys
2019 Atlético Grau
2020–2021 Sport Huancayo
2022–2023 Binacional
2023–2024 Sport Huancayo
2024 ADT
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilmar Elar Valencia Pacheco (born 27 October 1961) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a central defender.

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Playing career

Born Camaná, Valencia started playing for Coronel Bolognesi. In 1982, he moved to Alianza Lima, where he played regularly until 1987, when he joined Honduran side Atlético Marte.

Valencia returned to Alianza Lima in 1988, but moved to Bolivian side Blooming in the following year. In 1990, he rejoined Alianza Lima for a third spell, before ending his professional career at the age of 33 in 1994. In 2001, he returned to action with lowly Aurora Chancayllo, but retired in the same year.

In an international figure, Valencia played 14 times for the Peru national team between 1984 and 1989, also being a part of the squad in the 1989 Copa América.

Managerial career

Valencia started his managerial career in 2000 with Unión Huaral. After being in charge of Sporting Cristal's youth setup, he was named manager of the club in 2003 in the place of Renê Weber, and won the 2003 Apertura with the side. [1]

In 2004, despite his team's performance in the 2004 Copa Libertadores, Valencia was sacked and replaced by Edgardo Bauza. In 2005, he took over former club Alianza Lima, but resigned. [2]

In 2006, Valencia was in charge of Cienciano. After a four-year period away from coaching duties, he returned to a managerial role in 2010, after being appointed manager of Total Chalaco.

Valencia continued to work in the Peruvian first division in the following years, being in charge of Melgar, [3] José Gálvez, Sport Huancayo (three spells), [4] [5] Alianza Lima, [2] León de Huánuco, [6] Real Garcilaso, [7] Juan Aurich, [8] Sport Boys [9] and Atlético Grau. [10]

Personal life

Valencia's younger brother Marco was also a footballer and manager. A midfielder, he too played for Alianza and the national team. [11]

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References

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  3. "Nuevo reto: Wilmar Valencia es el nuevo DT de Melgar" [New goal: Wilmar Valencia is the new manager of Melgar] (in Spanish). El Bocón. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "Sport Huancayo: Wilmar Valencia es el nuevo técnico del 'Rojo Matador'" [Sport Huancayo: Wilmar Valencia is the new manager of the Rojo Matador] (in Spanish). Depor. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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  6. "Wilmar Valencia es el nuevo DT de León de Huánuco" [Wilmar Valencia is the new manager of León de Huánuco] (in Spanish). Perú.21. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. "Wilmar Valencia es el nuevo director técnico del Real Garcilaso" [Wilmar Valencia is the new manager of Real Garcilaso] (in Spanish). América Televisión. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. "Fichajes 2017: Wilmar Valencia es el nuevo técnico de Juan Aurich" [Signings 2017: Wilmar Valencia is the new manager of Juan Aurich] (in Spanish). Depor. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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