Rafael Dudamel

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Personal information
Rafael Dudamel
Full name	Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa
Date of birth	January 7, 1973 (1973-01-07) (age 35)
Place of birth	Guama, Venezuela
Height	1.87 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	America de Cali
Number	1
Youth clubs
1989-1993	Universidad de Los Andes F.C.
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1994 1994 1994 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004 2005 2005-2006 2007 2007 2008-Present	Universidad Los Andes Atlético Huila El Vigía Independiente Santa Fe Atlético Zulia Quilmes Deportivo Cali Millonarios Unión Atlético Maracaibo Cortuluá Deportivo Táchira Mamelodi Sundowns Estudiantes de Mérida América de Cali Estudiantes de Mérida	- - - 88 (3) - 17 (1) 142 (11) 20 (0) 35 (1) 17 (0) 14 (0) 7 (0) 20 (3) 11 (0) -
National team
1993–present	Venezuela	56 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa (born on January 7, 1973 in San Felipe, Yaracuy) is a Venezuelan football goalkeeper who has played 56 times for the Venezuela national team.^[1]

During his career, he has played for several Venezuelan and Colombian football clubs. Among the Venezuelan clubs are Universidad de Los Andes, Vigía, Atlético Zulia, UA Maracaibo and Deportivo Táchira ^[2]. Atlético Huila, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and Cortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played. He has also played for Quilmes, of Argentina. In 2005, he was transferred to Mamelodi Sundowns FC, of South Africa ^[3]. In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred to America de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan international Jorge Rojas.

As of November 2007, Dudamel has 56 caps and 1 goal for the Venezuela national football team. He was capped for the first time in 1993. He scored a direct free kick in the World Cup 1998 qualifier against Argentina^[4].