José de Jesús Vera
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José de Jesús Vera | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 94 | (1) |
| 2002–2007 | Maracaibo | 120 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | → Est. de Mérida (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Venezuela | 18 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2010–2011 | Zamora | ||
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 2012–2013 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2013 | Deportivo Lara | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2007 | |||
José de Jesús Vera (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈβera], born 9 February 1969) is a retired Venezuelan professional footballer who played five seasons for Unión Atlético Maracaibo and was called–up by José Omar Pastoriza for play the 1999 Copa América celebrated in the country of Paraguay with his national team. He has that facts mentioned as one of his football career's most important moments.
Managerial career
[edit]In 2008, Vera became a manager, starting with Estudiantes de Mérida, club in where he debuted as footballer for then arrive to Deportivo Táchira after of achieve the Primera División honour with Zamora during the Torneo de Clausura 2011.[1] However, after a bad spell at one of two powerhouse clubs of his country, in January 2012, was replaced by Colombian coach Jaime de la Pava and then returned to his natal city Mérida. In 2017, Vera joined FC Dallas as Assistant Coach and Director of Scouting in August 2017, overseeing the club's identification and scouting of players around the world as well working with the first team on training and scouting of opposing teams. [2]
Honours
[edit]Player honours
[edit]- Unión Atlético Maracaibo
- Primera División (1): 2004–05
Managerial honours
[edit]- Zamora
- Torneo de Clausura (1): 2011
References
[edit]- ^ "José de Jesús "Chuy" Vera es el nuevo técnico de Táchira". Director técnico de fútbol. 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Jesus Vera". FC Dallas.
External links
[edit]- José de Jesús Vera at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- 1999 Copa América players
- Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players
- Unión Atlético Maracaibo players
- Venezuelan football managers
- Zamora F.C. managers
- Deportivo Táchira F.C. managers
- Estudiantes de Mérida managers
- FC Dallas non-playing staff
- Sportspeople from Mérida, Mérida
- Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara managers
- Mineros de Guayana managers