Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known as Richard Páez (born 31 December 1953) is a Venezuelan football manager former coach of Deportivo Cuenca from

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and of the

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Playing career

Club

Born in Mérida, Páez played club football for

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, Portuguesa, Deportivo Táchira and Universidad de Los Andes.

International

He also played for the

in the 1970s.

Managerial career

During his tenure, which lasted from January 2001 to November 2007, Venezuela achieved its best period in international football, improving from its status of being the worst team in South America. The squad reached the semi-final of the 2011 Copa America, and also had several victories in

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qualifying. In early 2008, he was signed as

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's coach but was fired from his post a few months later. In November 2011, Páez became the first Venezuelan football manager to win a competition outside of Venezuela when his team Millonarios won the Copa Postobón. In May 2012, he left Millonarios after one and one-half seasons in charge.

Personal life

His son, Ricardo Páez, was a member of the national team.

References

External links

ESPNSoccernet: Venezuela coach Paez quits over jeers
1952 births Living people Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players Portuguesa F.C. players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Venezuelan football managers Venezuela national football team managers 2001 Copa América managers 2004 Copa América managers 2007 Copa América managers Deportivo Táchira F.C. managers Club Alianza Lima managers Millonarios F.C. managers Mineros de Guayana managers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Mérida, Mérida C.D. Cuenca managers Estudiantes de Mérida managers University of the Andes (Venezuela) alumni 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{venezuela-footy-bio-stub