Octavio Valdez Martínez (born 7 December 1973) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. Valdez began his career by debuting on 11 January 1997, with

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

, in a 2–1 loss to

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. After four years in

, he got transferred to

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

. Later he moved to

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for two seasons. Valdez later returned to

for two years. In the Apertura 2005 he got transferred to San Luis where he played until 2008.

Honours

Pachuca * Mexican Championship: Invierno 1999, Apertura 2003 América * Mexican Championship: Verano 2002 *

CONCACAF Giants Cup The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international association football, football club competition held in 2001 to replace the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The tournament was organized by CONCACAF for the 12 teams with the highest attendance in their resp ...

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Toluca * Mexican Championship: Apertura 2002 Mexico *

Copa América The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...

runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Octavio C.F. Pachuca players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers San Luis F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players Liga MX players CONCACAF Gold Cup–winning players Footballers from the State of Mexico 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players 1973 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Mexico men's international footballers C.F. Pachuca non-playing staff Mexican men's footballers Liga MX Femenil managers People from Atlacomulco