Eduardo René Valenzuela Becker (born April 20, 1955), known as René Valenzuela, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Valenzuela represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number three jersey.[1] He played for several clubs in Chile, including Universidad Católica. For Chile he played 46 matches between 1979 and 1985.[2]

Following his retirement, he has worked as coach at youth level in academies such as Universidad Catolica Academy in Rancagua,[3] just like another former players such as Juan José Ribera, Carlos Verdugo, Luciano Saavedra, Ian Mac-Niven, among others.[4]

Honours

Universidad Católica

Unión Española

References

  1. ^ "René Valenzuela".
  2. ^ "René Valenzuela". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ ""Lucha por tus sueños": los recuerdos de la niñez de Alexis" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "ESCUELAS DE FÚTBOL UC" (PDF). Cruzados: Memoria Anual 2016 (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 41. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2023.


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