Richard Páez

Richard Páez
Personal information
Full name	Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón
Date of birth	31 December 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth	Mérida, Venezuela
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1978	Estudiantes de Mérida
1978–1979	Portuguesa
1979	Unión Táchira
1980–1981	ULA
Managerial career
1991	ULA
1991	Deportivo Táchira
1995	ULA
1997–1999	Estudiantes de Mérida
2001–2007	Venezuela
2001–2003	Venezuela U20
2002	Venezuela U23
2008	Alianza Lima
2010–2012	Millonarios
2013–2014	Mineros
2018–2019	Deportivo Cuenca
2020	Mineros
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known as Richard Páez (born 31 December 1953) is a Venezuelan football manager former coach of Deportivo Cuenca from Ecuador and of the Venezuela national football team.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Club

Born in Mérida, Páez played club football for Estudiantes de Mérida, Portuguesa, Deportivo Táchira and Universidad de Los Andes.^{[dead link]} ^[1]

International

He also played for the Venezuela national football team in the 1970s.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} The squad reached the semi-final of the 2011 Copa America, and also had several victories in FIFA World Cup qualifying.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2008, he was signed as Alianza Lima's coach but was fired from his post a few months later.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

Personal life

His son, Ricardo Páez, was a member of the national team.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (31 December 2011). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Diciembre 31" [On this day in football: December 31]. GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Millonarios confirmó la salida del técnico venezolano Richard Páez" [Millonarios confirm the departure of Venezuelan manager Richard Páez] (in Spanish). El País. 30 May 2012.