In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dudamel and the second or maternal family name is Ochoa.
Rafael Dudamel
Dudamel in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa
Date of birth
(1973-01-07) January 7, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth
San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Atlético Bucaramanga (manager)
Youth career
1989–1993
Universidad 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)
Total
404
(21)
International career
1993–2010
Venezuela
57
(1)
Managerial career
2010–2011
Estudiantes de Mérida
2012–2013
Venezuela U17
2014–2015
Deportivo Lara
2015–2019
Venezuela U20
2016–2020
Venezuela
2020
Atlético Mineiro
2020–2021
Universidad de Chile
2021–2022
Deportivo Cali
2023
Necaxa
2024–
Atlético Bucaramanga
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Venezuela (as manager)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up
2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973[2]), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga.
As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team.[3]
^"Rafael Dudamel" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
^"Venezuela". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
^"Venezuela – Record International Players". RSSSF. August 31, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
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