Gino Alberto Valentini Cuadra (born 10 October 1958) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile, Spain and Mexico.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gino Alberto Valentini Cuadra | ||
Date of birth | October 10, 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Universidad Católica | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1984 | Universidad Católica | 82 | (8) |
1984 | Real Oviedo | ||
1985–1986 | Tampico Madero | ||
1987 | Unión San Felipe | ||
1988 | Deportes Arica | ||
1989–1990 | Irapuato | ||
Managerial career | |||
Universidad Católica (youth) | |||
1996 | Regional Atacama | ||
1997–1998 | Municipal Las Condes | ||
1999–2000 | Provincial Osorno | ||
2003–2004 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
2012 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
2013 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
2018 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
editA product of Universidad Católica youth system, Valentini is well remembered for scoring the winning goal in the Clásico Universitario played in 1984, where his team broke a stint of 13 years with no defeating Universidad de Chile.[2]
In his homeland, he also played for Unión San Felipe (1987)[1] and Deportes Arica (1988)[3] in the Chilean Segunda División.
In Spain, he played for Real Oviedo in the second level, where he came alongside his fellow Óscar Meneses.[4]
In Mexico, he played for Tampico Madero[5] and Irapuato[6] in the top division.
Managerial career
editValentini worked as both manager and coach in the Universidad Católica youth system, where he trained players such as Jorge Kike Acuña.[7] As an anecdote, he met and could join Lionel Scaloni to the club when the Argentine was fourteen years old.[8]
As head coach, he has led Regional Atacama, Municipal Las Condes,[9] Provincial Osorno,[10] with whom he got promotion to the top division in the 1999 season,[11] Deportes Puerto Montt[12] and Deportes Melipilla.[9]
He also served as sport manager of Deportes Melipilla.[13]
Controversies
editIn the context of the relegation of Deportes Melipilla to the Primera B de Chile in the 2021 season, Valentini reported irregulatities and contract issues with the players while he was the sport manager.[14] So, he has had public quarrels with the then coach, Carlos Encinas.[13]
Personal life
editHis daughter, Camila, is an influencer and kinesiologist who lost her left forearm after she was hit by a bus.[15][16]
Honours
editAs player
editUniversidad Católica
References
edit- ^ a b "Gino Valentini :: Gino Valentini ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Los héroes olvidados de la U y UC en un clásico universitario" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIQUEÑOS QUE JUGARON EN LA UC". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Gino Valentini y Oscar Meneses en Real Oviedo Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ @ArchivoFutboler (8 November 2019). "Gino Valentini 🇨🇱 Tampico Madero" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Club IRAPUATO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Miranda, Gonzalo (9 March 2020). ""Kike" Acuña advierte en San Felipe: "El jugador que se porte mal conmigo no jugará"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "FACT-CHECK: ¿ES REAL VÍNCULO DE SCALONI CON LA UC?". Espacio Cruzado (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ a b GINO VALENTINI Deportes Melipilla historia albiazul on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ "Todos Toros!!: PLANTEL 1999". Todos Toros!! (in Spanish). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo (28 January 2011). "Chile - Coaches of Championship and Promoted Teams - Second Level". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gino Valentini es el nuevo técnico de Puerto Montt". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Video: Ex dirigente de Melipilla que denunció irregularidades en el club fue agredido por el máximo accionista de los "Potros"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Thomson, Javier (17 January 2022). ""Los jugadores hacían fila para ir a cobrármelas": Gino Valentini entregó detalles de la situación de las platas negras". Central Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Lara, Nicolás (11 August 2024). "Es hija de un ex futbolista chileno y se atrevió a mostrar su día a día como amputada: "Mucha gente me ha escrito"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Junco, Natalia (11 August 2024). "Camila Valentini cuenta por qué se decidió a mostrar su día a día como amputada" (PDF). Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 22. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Gino Valentini at WorldFootball.net
- Gino Valentini at PlaymakerStats.com
- Gino Valentini at Football-LineUps.com