Julio Dely Valdés

Julio César Dely Valdés (born March 12, 1967) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés.

Dely Valdés
Dely Valdés with Málaga
Personal information
Full name Julio César Dely Valdés
Date of birth (1967-03-12) March 12, 1967[1]
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1975–1987 Atlético Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Deportivo Paraguayo 33 (28)
1989–1993 Nacional 89 (46)
1993–1995 Cagliari 64 (21)
1995–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 64 (23)
1997–2000 Real Oviedo 103 (39)
2000–2003 Málaga 104 (38)
2003 Nacional 15 (8)
2004–2006 Árabe Unido 0 (0)
Total 472 (203)
National team
1991–2005 Panama 44 (18)
Teams managed
2006 Panama
2006 Panama U-17
2007 Panama U-20
2007–2009 Malaga (assistant)
2010–2013 Panama
2014 Árabe Unido
2014–2015 Águila
2016-2017 Málaga Juvenil A
2018 Málaga B
2019 Panama
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dely and the second or maternal family name is Valdés.

Club career

Born in Colón, Dely Valdés began his professional career in 1987 in Argentina with Deportivo Paraguayo of Argentina (after trying up to get in the Argentinos Juniors' Squad), where he scored 28 goals. He then moved to Club Nacional de Football in Uruguay, where he scored more than 100 goals and won the Uruguayan Championship in 1992.

In Europe, he played for Cagliari in Serie A and Paris Saint-Germain alongside Brazilian players like Raí and Leonardo in the French Première Division.

Nicknamed Panagol,[2] he then played in Spain's Primera División with Real Oviedo for three seasons and with Málaga for another three, where he became the most prolific goal scorer in Málaga's history in Primera División, before returning to Nacional.

He finished out his career in 2006 after playing two seasons with Panamanian club Arabe Unido.

International career

Dely Valdés made his debut for Panama in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras and earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 18 goals.[3] He represented his country in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament,[5] losing the final against USA in the penalty shootout. He also played at the 2001[6] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups.[7]

Both he and his twin brother announced their international retirement in November 2004,[8] but they both returned for a final Gold Cup tournament and World Cup qualification matches in 2005. His final international was an October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States, just as his twin brother Jorge.

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[9]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 May 1991Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras1–02–01991 UNCAF Nations Cup
22 June 1996MCC Grounds, Belize City, Belize Belize2–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 June 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize1–04–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
49 June 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize2–04–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
59 June 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize3–14–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
619 March 2000Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua Nicaragua2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
72 April 2000Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras1–01–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
821 May 2000Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Nicaragua1–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
923 May 2001Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras2–12–12001 UNCAF Nations Cup
1030 May 2001Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Costa Rica1–11–22001 UNCAF Nations Cup
1128 April 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Bermuda2–14–1Friendly match
121 May 2004Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–02–1Friendly match
131 May 2004Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala2–02–1Friendly match
1413 June 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Saint Lucia1–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1520 June 2004George Odlum Stadium, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia Saint Lucia2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1623 July 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Guatemala1–11–1Friendly match
1718 August 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–11–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
184 September 2004National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica2–12–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

Dely Valdés became a coach after his playing career ended. He signed with his former team, Málaga, as an assistant manager for head coach Antonio Tapia. He left the club on June 16, 2010, after the arrival of new Qatari owner Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al Ahmed Al Thani. The entire team and staff was rebuilt, and Dely Valdés did not have a contract.

On September 14, 2010, Dely Valdés became head coach of the Panama national football team.[10] He became coach after FEPAFUT chose him over the Colombian Luis Fernando Suarez. He had a contract for 10 months to coach the national team for the Copa Centroamericana and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The contract had an option to be extended to include the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He appointed twin brother Jorge as his assistant.[11] They led Panama to the final round of World Cup qualifying, but ultimately fell short. After failing to qualify for the World Cup, the Dely Valdés brothers did not continue managing Panama.

Julio was put in charge at Árabe Unido in August 2014[12] and was announced as the manager at Águila in El Salvador on December 31, 2014.[13]

Honours

Nacional

Paris Saint-Germain

Malaga

References
  1. "Panama - Julio Dely Valdés - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. Julio César Dely Valdés: El mejor futbolista de Panamá Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine – Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  3. Panama – Record International Players – RSSSF
  4. Julio Dely Valdés – FIFA competition record
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  6. Qualifying Tournament fothe r Gold Cup 2001 – Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  7. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite – RSSSF
  8. Los gemelos Dely Valdés anuncian su retirada – Nación (in Spanish)
  9. Julio César Dely Valdes – International Goals
  10. Dely Valdés firma como nuevo seleccionador de Panamá – Marca (in Spanish)
  11. Turner, Georgina (2013-03-27). "Football manager twins and sons versus dads in the dug-out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  12. Julio Dely Valdés, nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido de Panamá – Diario Diez (in Spanish)
  13. Dely Valdés a Águila – La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  14. "PSG – Nantes 2-2 (6-5 tab), 03/01/96, Trophée des Champions 95-96". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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