The Best Soccer Players from Venezuela
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Josef Martínez
Age: 30Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Italian club Torino and the Venezuelan national team as a striker.More Josef Martínez
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Juan Arango
Age: 43Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz (born 16 May 1980) is a Venezuelan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent the better part of his professional career in La Liga with Mallorca, appearing in 196 official games, and also played several years with Borussia Mönchengladbach for which he signed at the age of 29.Arango was Venezuela's record holder in international caps and goals for several years, scoring 22 times in 129 matches between 1999 and 2015. He represented the nation in six Copa América tournaments. - 3Age: 34José Salomón Rondón Giménez (Spanish pronunciation: [saloˈmon ronˈdon]; born 16 September 1989) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang and the Venezuela national team. After starting out at Aragua, he went on to spend most of his career in Europe, appearing in La Liga with Málaga, the Russian Premier League with Rubin Kazan and Zenit Saint Petersburg (winning the 2015 national championship with the latter club) and the Premier League with West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United. A Venezuela international since 2008, Rondón is the country's all-time top goalscorer with 24 goals, and he represented his country in four Copa América tournaments.
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Tomás Rincón
Age: 36Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández Spanish pronunciation: [to’mas riŋ’koŋ] (born 13 January 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back for Italian club Torino and the Venezuela national team, which he captains. - 5
Ronald Vargas
Age: 37Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈronal(d) ˈβaɾɣas]; born 2 December 1986) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club K.V. Oostende and the Venezuelan National Team. - 6
Roberto Rosales
Age: 35Roberto José Rosales Altuve (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto rosales]; born 20 November 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Leganés. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right midfielder. - 7Age: 39Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras (born 29 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño as a central defender. He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 253 competitive matches over eight La Liga seasons and scoring four goals. He also competed professionally in England (with Fulham and Middlesbrough), Argentina and Paraguay. Internationally, Amorebieta played for Spain as a youth, but later decided to represent Venezuela at senior level, appearing for the nation at the 2015 Copa América.
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Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
Age: 39Oswaldo Augusto Vizcarrondo Araujo (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈswaldo βiθkaˈrondo], born 31 May 1984) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He currently plays for Troyes in the Ligue 2, and has played for the Venezuela national team. An international since 2004, Vizcarrondo has reached more than 80 appearances and 7 goals for La Vinotinto and was part of the historical 2011 Copa América fourth place squad. - 10
Dani Hernández
Age: 38Daniel 'Dani' Hernández Santos (born 21 October 1985) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Tenerife as a goalkeeper. - 11
Fernando Aristeguieta
Age: 32Fernando Luis Aristeguieta de Luca (born 9 April 1992) is a Venezuelan international footballer who plays for Monarcas Morelia, in Morelia Michoacan México as a striker. In his childhood, he played many international tournaments. Score a goal to Trujillanos Fútbol Club in his professional debut with the Caracas Fútbol Club. At 20 he was the leading scorer in the Torneo Apertura 2012, scoring 14 goals. In his first semester in Europe, he helped his team FC Nantes to ascend to Ligue 1. He is the only player in history who has scored a hat-trick in the Clásico del fútbol venezolano, which is the game between the two most popular teams in the country: Caracas Fútbol Club and the Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. He also became the first Venezuelan player in history to score a goal in Ligue 1 of France. - 12
Yohandry Orozco
Age: 33Yohandry José Orozco Cujía (born 19 March 1991 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Colombian club Atlético Junior. - 13
José Manuel Rey
Age: 48José Manuel Rey Cortegoso (born 20 May 1975) is a Venezuelan retired footballer who played as a central defender. He is currently the head coach of Monagas. Known as Pokemón and Tetero, and a free kick specialist, he played almost 20 years as a professional, mainly representing Caracas FC. Rey was at one time Venezuela's second-most ever capped player, surpassing the 100 international appearances. He represented the national team in six Copa América tournaments. - 14
Rómulo Otero
Age: 31Rómulo Otero Vásquez is a Venezuelan footballer. He currently plays for Caracas FC, as a midfielder. - 15
Mario Rondón
Age: 38Mario Junior Rondón Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ronˈdon]; born 26 March 1986) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Romanian club CFR Cluj as a striker. - 16
Gabriel Cichero
Age: 40Gabriel Alejandro Cichero Konarek (born 25 April 1984) is a Venezuelan football defender currently playing for CE L'Hospitalet. Cichero also plays for the Venezuela national football team. His older brother Alejandro is a defender who last played for Deportivo Anzoátegui of the Venezuelan Primera División. - 17Age: 31Alexander David González Sibulo is a Venezuelan footballer. He currently plays for FC Thun of the Swiss Super League. He is mainly a right back, but he can also play as a right midfielder.
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Frank Feltscher
Age: 35Frank Feltscher Martínez (born 17 May 1988) is a Venezuelan football midfielder of who plays for Zulia. - 19
Franklin Lucena
Age: 43Franklin José Lucena Peña is a Venezuelan footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Deportivo La Guaira as a defensive midfielder. - 20
César Eduardo González
Age: 41César Eduardo González Amais (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesaɾ eˈðwaɾðo ɣonˈsales]; born 1 October 1982 in Maturín) is a Venezuelan football midfielder. He currently plays for Deportivo La Guaira. González started his career in 2002 with Monagas Sport Club, in 2004 he moved to Colombia to play for Atlético Huila and then in 2005 he moved to Deportivo Cali also in Colombia, where he was part of the 2005 championship winning squad. In 2005, he returned to Venezuela to play for Caracas FC where he won two Primera División titles. In 2007, he was selected to represent Venezuela at the Copa América 2007 and after the tournament he was signed by Argentine club Colón de Santa Fe. In 2008, he joined Club Atlético Huracán where he was part of the team that finished as runners up in the Clausura 2009 tournament. During the winter transfer he joined Mexican side San Luis Potosí. In 2011, he has left San Luis de Mexico to join Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. After six month, he joined River Plate on a loan deal for six months, with an option to buy of around $500,000. After the season ended, River Plate decided not to redeem the option to buy on his contract. On 15 July 2012, Maestrico González signed a three-year contract with Venezuelan football club Deportivo Táchira. - 21
Angelo Peña
Age: 34Louis Ángelo Peña (born 12 December 1989 in Mérida, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan footballer who currently plays for Deportivo La Guaira. He has formerly played for Portuguese Liga team Portimonense. - 22
Yonathan Del Valle
Age: 33Yonathan Alexander Del Valle Rodríguez is a Venezuelan footballer. He currently plays for the Portuguese club Rio Ave, as a striker. - 23
Rafael Mea Vitali
Age: 49Rafael Loreto Mea Vitali (born 17 February 1975 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan football defender who made a total number of 11 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 2001 and 2002. - 24Age: 38Alejandro Abraham Guerra Morales (born 9 July 1985) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brazilian club Bahia on loan from Palmeiras and the Venezuela national team.
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Jeffrén Suárez
Age: 36Jeffrén Isaac Suárez Bermúdez (born 20 January 1988), known simply as Jeffrén, is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward or winger. He started his career with Barcelona, appearing rarely and signing with Sporting CP in 2011. Jeffrén won 30 caps for Spain at youth level, winning European Championships with the under-19 and the under-21 teams. In 2015, he made his senior debut for Venezuela. - 26
Juan Enrique García
Age: 54Juan Enrique García Rivas (born April 16, 1970 in Bolívar) is a Venezuelan football striker. He is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Venezuelan Primera División, and has been league top scorer in five different seasons (also a record). - 27
Gerzon Chacón
Age: 43Gerzon Armando Chacón (born 25 November 1980 in San Cristóbal) is a Venezuelan football defender who made a total number of 17 appearances (no goals) for the Venezuela national team since 1999. He started his professional career at Deportivo Táchira. - 28Age: 46Alexander Rondón Heredia (born August 30, 1977) is a football manager and Venezuelan football striker And has played over 44 times for the Venezuela national team since his debut in 1999.
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Daniel Noriega
Age: 47Daniel Noriega Acosta (born 30 March 1977 in Puerto Ordaz) is a retired Venezuelan football striker who made a total number of 38 appearances (five goals) for the Venezuela national team between 1996 and 2005. - 30
Rolando Álvarez
Age: 48Rolando Álvarez Suárez (born 1975-12-14) is a Venezuelan football defender who made a total number of 20 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1999 and 2001. He started his professional career at Internacional Lara.
