José Manuel Velázquez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Velázquez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alverca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | ACD Lara | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Anzoátegui | 32 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Villarreal B | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mineros (loan) | 42 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Panathinaikos | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Mineros | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Arouca | 40 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Veracruz | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Deportivo Táchira | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Arouca | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Santa Clara | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Alverca | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2009– | Venezuela | 29 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 27 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
José Manuel "Sema" Velázquez Rodríguez, (born 8 September 1990) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Alverca and the Venezuela national team.
Club career
[edit]Velázquez started his career at just six when he started to play for various youth clubs in town. He made his professional debut with ACD Lara in 2007. Having made himself a regular at the age of 17, Deportivo Anzoátegui secured his services at the beginning of 2008.
He signed for Villarreal in 2009 to play for its reserve team. However, he did not feature in any match since he joined the squad, and was loaned to Venezuelan club Mineros de Guayana for the end of the 2010–11 season and the whole 2011–12 campaign.
On 7 July 2012, he signed a three-year contract for Panathinaikos F.C.
International career
[edit]Velázquez has played at every level from under-15 to under-20.
International goals
[edit]- As of match played 13 June 2016. Venezuela score listed first, score column indicates score after each Velázquez goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 May 2009 | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela | 5 |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 13 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | 19 |  Mexico |
1–0 | 1–1 | Copa América Centenario |
| 3 | 3 June 2017 | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States | 25 |  United States |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Under 20s
[edit]Velázquez was selected to play for Venezuela in the 2009 South American Youth Championship by César Farías, partnering Carlos Salazar in central defence. During the Round of 16 of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt, he play the full 90 minutes against UAE but Venezuela was eventually defeated 1–2.
Senior Team
[edit]Velázquez is a member of the Venezuela national football team, having debuted on 28 March 2009 against Argentina.
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ José Manuel Velázquez at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- José Manuel Velázquez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- José Manuel Velázquez at Soccerway
- José Manuel Velázquez at BDFutbol
- Goal.com Profile
- José Manuel Velázquez – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Bolívar
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football central defenders
- Deportivo Anzoátegui players
- Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players
- A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- F.C. Arouca players
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Deportivo Táchira F.C. players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Super League Greece players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga MX players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers
- Copa América Centenario players
- 2021 Copa América players
- Italian people of Venezuelan descent