Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1972)

Esteban Andrés Valencia Bascuñán (born 8 January 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valencia and the second or maternal family name is Bascuñán.
Not to be confused with Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1999).
Esteban Valencia
Personal information
Full name Esteban Andrés Valencia Bascuñán
Date of birth (1972-01-08) 8 January 1972
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1999 Universidad de Chile 196 (26)
1993 → Provincial Osorno (loan) 27 (5)
2000–2001 Colón 39 (3)
2001 Deportes Puerto Montt 7 (0)
2002 Palestino 35 (9)
2003–2004 Universidad Católica 27 (2)
2004 Palestino 17 (0)
2004–2006 Universidad de Chile 50 (3)
National team
1994–2001 Chile 48 (3)
Teams managed
2012–2021 Universidad de Chile (youth)
2018 Universidad de Chile (caretaker)
2021 Universidad de Chile (caretaker)
2021 Universidad de Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed "Huevito", Valencia obtained a total number of 48 caps for the Chile national football team, scoring three goals between 1994 and 2001. He made his full international debut on 30 April 1994.[1][2]

Managerial career

After working in the Universidad de Chile youth system, in 2021 he took the challenge of managing the first team as a caretaker after Rafael Dudamel was released.[3] Later, he was confirmed until the end of the 2021 season.[4] After this experience, he assumed as Technical Coordinator for the youth system.[5]

Personal life

He is the father of the professional footballer Esteban Valencia Reyes.[6]

Honours

Club
Universidad de Chile

References
  1. Esteban Andres Valencia Bascunan
  2. "Esteban Andres Valencia Bascunan". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. "Esteban Valencia será el director técnico interino de Universidad de Chile". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN Chile. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. "Esteban Valencia tras ser confirmado hasta fin de año: "Que ayude a aclarar todas las dudas"" (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. "Esteban Valencia tiene nuevo cargo: El "gesto" de la U con el "Huevo" tras su salida del primer equipo". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. "Universidad de Chile planea el regreso de una de sus promesas" (in Spanish). Goal. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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