Emilio Rentería García (born October 9, 1984) is a

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as a forward.

Career

Club

Rentería began his professional career in

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, where he competed in the Spanish second division with

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from 2001 to 2004. He then returned to his homeland to compete in the Venezuelan first division, first with

Deportivo Italia Deportivo Miranda Fútbol Club (previously named Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club, Deportivo Italchacao, Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club and Petare Fútbol Club) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C ...

, where he scored 12 goals during the 2004–2005 season. Rentería then joined UA Maracaibo, where he totaled 14 goals in two seasons (2005–2007), while also helping lead his side to two appearances in the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...

, the most prestigious club competition in South America. Rentería played for Caracas FC of the Venezuelan top flight from 2007 to 2009. He tallied 16 goals in that span, while once again helping his club to two appearances in Copa Libertadores, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2009, the club's best-ever finish in that competition. Rentería joined

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...

on August 19, 2009, and made his first appearance for the Black and Gold on September 20, 2009, playing the final three minutes of a league match against the Chicago Fire. During 2010/2011 Renteria was able to break into the starting 11 and prove his worth for the Columbus Crew. His first goal of the season came on May 20, 2010 versus the NY Red Bulls when he stole a pass to defender

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and scored unassisted. On July 17, 2010, Renteria scored yet another goal in Columbus Crew's match against Red Bulls during a 2–0 victory. Renteria ended the Crew's 245-minute scoreless streak in the 20th minute. On July 24, 2010, Renteria scored a gift goal in the first half versus

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

. Renteria's contract was not picked up following the 2012 season. On 21 February 2013, Rentería signed a new contract with

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an side

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievement ...

International

Rentería has also represented the Venezuela National Team at the Under-17, U-20, U-23 and Senior levels, totaling 19 total goals at the youth levels and three goals with the senior team in friendly matches.

Honours

;Levante *

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: 2003–04

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Renteria, Emilio 1984 births Living people Men's association football forwards Chilean Primera División players Carabobo F.C. players Caracas F.C. players Columbus Crew players Defensor Sporting players Deportivo Italia players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Atlético Levante UD players Levante UD footballers Major League Soccer players Ñublense footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Footballers from Caracas Unión Atlético Maracaibo players Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers Venezuela men's youth international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuelan Primera División players Academia Puerto Cabello players