Richard Páez
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Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known as Richard Páez is the current manager of Millonarios from Bogotá
and a former coach of the Venezuela national football team
. 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 quarter final of the 2007 Copa America, and also had several victories in FIFA World Cup
qualifying.
, is currently a member of the national team.
In early 2008, he was signed as Alianza Lima
'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 Millonarios Fútbol Club team won the Copa Postobon
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
and a former coach of the Venezuela national football team
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
. 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 quarter final of the 2007 Copa America, and also had several victories in FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
qualifying.
Career
Páez played for the national team in the 1970s. His son, Ricardo PáezRicardo Páez
Ricardo David Páez is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana, as a midfielder.-Football career:...
, is currently a member of the national team.
In early 2008, he was signed as Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
'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 Millonarios Fútbol Club team won the Copa Postobon