José Daniel Valencia

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José Daniel Valencia
Valencia with the Argentina national team, 1982
Personal information
Full name José Daniel Valencia
Date of birth (1955-10-03) 3 October 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Gimnasia de Jujuy 5 (1)
1975–1988 Talleres de Córdoba 274 (29)
1986
LDU Quito
(loan)
26 (1)
1988 Guaraní Antonio Franco ? (?)
1989 Rosario Central 0 (0)
1989–1990
Wilstermann
26 (0)
1991–1993 Club San José 78 (6)
International career
1975–1982 Argentina 41 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1978 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2007

José Daniel Valencia (born 3 October 1955) is an Argentine former professional

attacking midfielder. He played for Argentina when the team won 1978 World Cup
.

Club career

Valencia started his club career at Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy but was soon transferred to Talleres de Córdoba, the club at which he would play most of his career.

At Talleres, Valencia suffered the disappointment of finishing runner-up in

Metropolitano
1980, and losing the semi-finals on four occasions.

In 1986, he had a spell in Ecuadorian football with

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
, but only stayed one year before returning to Talleres for a further two seasons.

In 1988, he left Talleres to play for third division club

Club Jorge Wilstermann and then Club San José
.

At San José, he again experienced the disappointment of being a losing finalist on two occasions; in the 1991

Clausura and the 1992 season. He also got his first taste of Copa Libertadores
football, but with little success, as San José finished bottom of their group in both 1992 and 1993.

Valencia retired from club football in 1993 at the age of 37.

International career

The highlight of Valencia's footballing career came in 1978 when he was selected to represent Argentina at the

Monumental
stadium, but he did play a part in helping Argentina win their first World Cup.

Valencia was selected to play for Argentina at 1982 World Cup, but the team had a disappointing campaign, eliminated in the second group phase. He retired from international football at the end of the tournament, having represented his country 41 times, scoring five goals.[1]

Honours

Club

Talleres de Córdoba

International

Argentina Youth

Argentina

References

  1. ^ "Argentina —- Record International Players —- José Daniel Valencia". Prepared and maintained by Roberto Mamrud for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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