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]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1953 | ||
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 |
Playing career
editClub
editBorn in Mérida, Páez played club football for Estudiantes de Mérida, Portuguesa, Deportivo Táchira and Universidad de Los Andes.[dead link] [1]
International
editHe also played for the Venezuela national football team in the 1970s.[citation needed]
Managerial career
editDuring 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.[citation needed] The squad reached the semi-final of the 2011 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
editHis son, Ricardo Páez, was a member of the national team.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.