Paúl Vélez

Paúl Vélez
Vélez with Deportivo Quito in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ángeles Paúl Vélez Ordoñez
Date of birth (1971-05-12) 12 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Cuenca, Ecuador
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Técnico Universitario (manager)
Youth career
1983–19XX Cruz del Vado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cruz del Vado
LDU Cuenca
Deportivo Cuenca
Managerial career
1998–1999 Deportivo Cuenca (youth assistant)
2000 Deportivo Cuenca (assistant)
2001–2006 Deportivo Cuenca (youth)
2007–2008 Deportivo Cuenca (assistant)
2008 Deportivo Cuenca (interim)
2009 Deportivo Cuenca (assistant)
2009–2010 Deportivo Cuenca
2010–2011 Técnico Universitario
2012–2013 LDU Loja
2013–2014 Técnico Universitario
2015 Deportivo Cuenca
2015 Deportivo Quito
2016–2020 Macará
2021 Delfín
2021–2022 Macará
2022–2023 Libertad FC
2024– Técnico Universitario
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ángeles Paúl Vélez Ordoñez (born 12 May 1971) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Técnico Universitario.

Playing career

Born in Cuenca, Vélez played only in local sides during his entire career. He represented Cruz del Vado, LDU Cuenca and Deportivo Cuenca, and retired in 1994, aged just 23.[1][2]

Managerial career

After retiring, Vélez returned to Deportivo Cuenca in 1998, to work as an assistant manager of the under-15 and later the under-20 squads. He was an assistant of the main squad in 2000, and subsequently worked as an under-16 and under-18 manager from 2001 to 2003.

Vélez was in charge of the under-17s in 2004, of the under-18s in 2005 and of the under-19s in 2006. In 2007, he became Gabriel Perrone's assistant in the main squad,[3] and became an interim manager in October 2008, after Perrone left, and qualified the club for the 2009 Copa Libertadores.[4]

Vélez returned to an assistant role for the 2009 campaign after Cuenca signed Guillermo Duró. In September of that year, he was again named manager after Duró resigned.[5]

On 22 June 2010, despite finishing second in the previous tournament and again qualifying to the Libertadores, Vélez resigned.[6] He took over Serie B side Técnico Universitario in July, leading the club to a top tier promotion before being sacked on 5 November 2011.[7]

In December 2011, Vélez took over LDU Loja,[8] but was relieved of his duties in May 2013.[9] He returned to Técnico Universitario back in the second division on 2 July 2013,[10] and narrowly missed out promotion in the 2014 season.

On 22 December 2014, Vélez returned to Deportivo Cuenca as their manager.[11] He left the club the following 7 April due to poor results,[12] he took over Deportivo Quito on 27 May,[13] but left on a mutual agreement on 24 August.[14]

Vélez was named in charge of second-level side Macará on 20 January 2016,[15] and achieved promotion as champions in his first season. He subsequently qualified the club for two Copa Libertadores (2017 and 2019) and two Copa Sudamericana (2018 and 2020), while also being the best ranked club in the 2019 campaign.

On 28 December 2020, Vélez was presented as manager of Delfín.[16] He left the club on mutual agreement on 31 July 2021,[17] and was subsequently appointed for a second spell at Macará on 5 August.[18]

Vélez was sacked by Macará on 1 August 2022.[19] On 22 September, he was announced as manager of Libertad FC,[20] and helped in their first-ever promotion to the top tier.

Vélez was sacked from Libertad on 24 May 2023, after only one win into the season.[21] On 31 March 2024, after nearly one year without a club, he returned to Técnico Universitario for a third spell, with the club also in the first division.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Paúl Vélez, hace historia en Macará" [Paúl Vélez, makes history at Macará] (in Spanish). La Hora. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ ""Mi segunda oportunidad en el fútbol la estoy consolidando en Macará"" ["My second chance in football I am taking it at Macará"] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Deportivo Cuenca ya comenzó a entrenar" [Deportivo Cuenca already started playing] (in Spanish). El Universo. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "El campeón está de fiesta" [The champion is partying] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Guillermo Duró, técnico del D. Cuenca, renunció" [Guillermo Duró, manager of D. Cuenca, resigned] (in Spanish). El Universo. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Paúl Vélez ya no es técnico morlaco" [Paúl Vélez is no longer a morlaco manager] (in Spanish). El Universo. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Técnico Universitario 'premió' a su técnico con despido" [Técnico Universitario 'rewarded' their manager with a sacking] (in Spanish). El Universo. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Vélez, a una firma de ser el nuevo DT de Liga de Loja (Audio)" [Vélez, one signature away from becoming the new manager of Liga de Loja (Audio)] (in Spanish). TeraDeportes. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Paúl Vélez no es más DT de Liga de Loja" [Paúl Vélez is no longer manager of Liga de Loja] (in Spanish). TeraDeportes. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Paúl Vélez es otra vez DT del Técnico Universitario" [Paúl Vélez is again manager of Técnico Universitario] (in Spanish). El Universo. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Paúl Vélez retorna a Cuenca para dirigir al conjunto de su ciudad" [Paúl Vélez returns to Cuenca to manage his hometown's team] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Técnico Paúl Vélez no continuará en el Deportivo Cuenca" [Manager Paúl Vélez will not continue at Deportivo Cuenca] (in Spanish). El Universo. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Paúl Vélez es el DT del Deportivo Quito" [Paúl Vélez is the manager of Deportivo Quito] (in Spanish). El Universo. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Paúl Velez dejó la dirección técnica del Deportivo Quito" [Paúl Vélez left the managerial role of Deportivo Quito] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Macará dio la bienvenida a Paúl Vélez como su flamante director técnico (Tuits)" [Macará welcomed Paúl Vélez as their brand new manager (Tweets)] (in Spanish). TeraDeportes. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Paúl Vélez fue presentado como nuevo entrenador de Delfín para 2021" [Paúl Vélez was presented as new manager of Delfín for 2021] (in Spanish). Primicias. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  17. ^ "OFICIAL: Paúl Vélez dejó de ser el DT de Delfín" [OFFICIAL: Paúl Vélez ceased to be the manager of Delfín] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. ^ "OFICIAL: Paúl Vélez vuelve a casa, será DT de Macará" [OFFICIAL: Paúl Vélez is back home, he will be manager of Macará] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Macará anuncia la salida de Paúl Vélez y designa la dirección técnica a Marcelo Fleitas" [Macará announce the departure of Paúl Vélez and appoint Marcelo Fleitas to the technical direction] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  20. ^ Guillén, Adrián (22 September 2022). "El DT Paul Vélez tiene nuevo equipo en el fútbol ecuatoriano" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Cambio de DT en Libertad: sale Paúl Vélez, entra Marcelo Robledo" [Change of manager at Libertad: Paúl Vélez is out, Marcelo Robledo is in] (in Spanish). Olé. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Paúl Vélez es el nuevo entrenador de Técnico Universitario" [Paúl Vélez is the new manager of Técnico Universitario] (in Spanish). Diario La Hora. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.