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General Information for Venezuela

Federación Venezolana de Fútbol
Founded
1926
FIFA entry
1952
Average height in 1997
1.78m
Average age in 1997
25.2
Confederation
CONMEBOL
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Borrero, Eduardo (Coach)

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Borrero, Eduardo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1964-01-05
Place of Birth
Barranquilla (Colombia)
Matches
14 (12 / 2)
Goto coach Eduardo Borrero

Players of Venezuela in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Dudamel, Rafael 1973-01-07 Goalkeeper Colombia Independiente Santa Fe 12 0 0 0 0 0
Baena, César 1961-01-13 Goalkeeper Venezuela Caracas FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Espinoza, César 1974-09-16 Goalkeeper Venezuela Estudiantes Mérida 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hernández, Tulio 1974-02-14 Goalkeeper Venezuela Minerven El Callao 0 1 0 0 0 0
Echenique, Alexander 1971-11-11 Defender Venezuela UA Táchira 14 0 0 0 0 0
Vallenilla, Luis 1974-03-13 Right Back Venezuela Trujillanos FC 11 0 0 0 0 0
McIntosh, David 1973-02-17 Right Back Venezuela Atletico Zulia 8 0 0 0 0 0
Rey, José Manuel 1975-05-20 Centre Back Venezuela Caracas FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
González, Leonardo 1972-07-14 Left Back Venezuela Caracas FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Martínez, Elvis 1970-10-04 Left Back Venezuela Caracas FC 5 2 0 0 0 0
González, William 1969-12-27 Defender Venezuela Mineros Guayana 4 2 0 0 0 0
García, Carlos 1971-11-12 Defender Venezuela Atletico Zulia 1 0 0 0 0 0
González, José 1971-07-21 Centre Back Venezuela UA Táchira 0 1 0 0 0 0
Díaz, Gerson 1972-02-11 Midfielder Venezuela Caracas FC 9 0 1 0 0 0
Urdaneta, Gabriel 1975-01-07 Left Midfielder Venezuela Atletico Zulia 7 2 0 0 0 0
Ramos, Luis 1966-02-18 Midfielder Venezuela Carabobo FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Miranda, Gabriel 1968-08-20 Midfielder Argentina Platense Vicente López 5 1 1 0 0 0
Rodallega, Robert 1969-11-18 Midfielder Venezuela Minerven El Callao 4 1 0 0 0 0
Rodríguez, Jesús 1968-03-24 Midfielder Venezuela Estudiantes Mérida 4 1 0 0 0 0
Hernández, Félix 1972-04-18 Midfielder Mexico Atlético Celaya 4 0 0 0 0 0
Socorro, Juan Carlos 1972-05-13 Midfielder Spain UD Las Palmas 4 0 0 0 0 0
Pérez, Giovanny 1974-12-14 Centre Midfielder Venezuela UA Táchira 2 0 0 0 0 0
Madriz, Luis 1970-07-22 Midfielder Venezuela Zulia FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tortolero, Edson 1971-08-27 Midfielder Venezuela Estudiantes Mérida 2 0 0 0 0 0
Páez, Andrew 1968-12-28 Midfielder Venezuela Mineros Guayana 1 4 0 0 0 0
Nabollán, José 1974-03-14 Defensive Midfielder Venezuela Zulia FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
García, Alexis 1978-06-22 Midfielder 1 1 0 0 0 0
Castellanos, Juan 1975-01-07 Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lucena, Johnny 1975-07-15 Midfielder Venezuela Caracas FC 0 3 0 0 0 0
Mathias, Marcos 1970-05-12 Midfielder Venezuela Trujillanos FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Valiente, Jesús 1974-08-28 Midfielder Venezuela Trujillanos FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Savarese, Giovanni 1971-07-14 Centre Forward USA NY/NJ MetroStars 6 0 1 0 0 0
Castellín, Rafael 1975-09-02 Centre Forward Venezuela Caracas FC 5 3 1 0 0 0
Palencia, Oswaldo 1970-02-01 Striker Venezuela Estudiantes Mérida 4 2 1 0 0 0
Morán, Ruberth 1973-08-11 Centre Forward Venezuela Atletico Zulia 4 2 0 0 0 0
Medina, John 1968-09-09 Striker Venezuela Atletico Zulia 3 0 0 0 0 0
García, Juan 1970-04-16 Centre Forward Venezuela Atletico Zulia 2 0 0 0 0 0
Guerra, Diony 1971-09-27 Striker Venezuela UA Táchira 2 0 0 0 0 0
Contreras, Carlos 1972-08-17 Striker 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dolgetta, José Luis 1970-08-01 Striker Venezuela Estudiantes Mérida 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tizamo, Luis 1975-10-06 Centre Forward 0 2 0 0 0 0
Giraldo, Jorge 1978-01-24 Striker 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Venezuela in 1997

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-12
Venezuela
Venezuela
Paraguay
Paraguay
0:2 c
Venezuela vs. Paraguay
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa
1997-02-12
Jamaica
Jamaica
Venezuela
Venezuela
0:0 p
Jamaica vs. Venezuela
Friendly
Independence Park
1997-02-19
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Venezuela
5:2 c
Costa Rica vs. Venezuela
Friendly
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
1997-04-02
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
3:1 c
Uruguay vs. Venezuela
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1997-04-29
Chile
Chile
Venezuela
Venezuela
6:0 c
Chile vs. Venezuela
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Monumental David Arellano
1997-06-08
Venezuela
Venezuela
Bolivia
Bolivia
1:1 c
Venezuela vs. Bolivia
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio José Alberto Pérez
1997-06-12
Bolivia
Bolivia
Venezuela
Venezuela
1:0 c
Bolivia vs. Venezuela
Copa 1997 - Group B
Estadio Hernando Siles
1997-06-15
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
2:0 c
Uruguay vs. Venezuela
Copa 1997 - Group B
Estadio Olímpico Patria
1997-06-18
Peru
Peru
Venezuela
Venezuela
2:0 c
Peru vs. Venezuela
Copa 1997 - Group B
Estadio Olímpico Patria
1997-07-06
Venezuela
Venezuela
Ecuador
Ecuador
1:1 c
Venezuela vs. Ecuador
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio José Encarnación Romero
1997-07-20
Argentina
Argentina
Venezuela
Venezuela
2:0 c
Argentina vs. Venezuela
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Mas Monumental
1997-08-20
Venezuela
Venezuela
Peru
Peru
0:3 c
Venezuela vs. Peru
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Agustín Tovar
1997-09-10
Colombia
Colombia
Venezuela
Venezuela
1:0 c
Colombia vs. Venezuela
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
1997-10-12
Paraguay
Paraguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
1:0 c
Paraguay vs. Venezuela
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Defensores del Chaco
14 Matches

Match Progress for Venezuela in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Venezuela

Opponent M W D L G
Colombia
Colombia
40 6 14 20 27
Peru
Peru
36 9 7 20 39
Bolivia
Bolivia
35 13 8 14 59
Ecuador
Ecuador
33 11 6 16 36
Uruguay
Uruguay
30 5 9 16 21
Brazil
Brazil
28 1 5 22 11
Chile
Chile
28 4 4 20 21
Paraguay
Paraguay
27 5 4 18 24
Argentina
Argentina
27 2 3 22 17
Honduras
Honduras
13 7 2 4 15
Mexico
Mexico
13 1 3 9 11
Panama
Panama
12 3 5 4 15
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
11 3 3 5 16
Guatemala
Guatemala
8 4 2 2 8
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 4 1 2 10
USA
USA
7 1 2 4 8
El Salvador
El Salvador
5 3 0 2 7
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
5 2 3 0 7
Japan
Japan
5 1 4 0 8
Haiti
Haiti
4 2 1 1 7
Canada
Canada
4 0 2 2 7
Iran
Iran
3 0 1 2 1
Spain
Spain
3 0 0 3 2
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2 2 0 0 6
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 2 0 0 3
Australia
Australia
2 1 1 0 2
Syria
Syria
2 2 0 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
2 1 1 0 3
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 0 1 0
Angola
Angola
1 0 1 0 0
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 3
Aruba
Aruba
1 1 0 0 3
Sweden
Sweden
1 1 0 0 2
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 1
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
1 1 0 0 1
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 4
South Korea
South Korea
1 0 0 1 1
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 2
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 1
Guinea
Guinea
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 1 0 0 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 5
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