José Manuel Rey

José Manuel Rey Cortegoso (born 20 May 1975) is a Venezuelan former footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rey and the second or maternal family name is Cortegoso.

José Manuel Rey

Rey with Venezuela at the 2011 Copa América
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Rey Cortegoso
Date of birth	(1975-05-20) 20 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1994–1995	Marítimo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Deportivo B
1996–2002	Caracas	103	(24)
1999	→ Emelec (loan)	24	(2)
2003	Emelec	30	(1)
2004–2005	Pontevedra	21	(1)
2006	Atlético Nacional	19	(1)
2006–2010	Caracas	46	(10)
2007–2008	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	20	(3)
2009	→ Colo-Colo (loan)	8	(0)
2011	Mineros Guayana	11	(1)
2011–2015	Deportivo Lara	100	(7)
Total		382	(50)
International career
1997–2011	Venezuela	115	(10)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Venezuela (assistant)
2017	Zamora (assistant)
2017–2018	Aragua
2018–2019	Monagas
2020	Zamora
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Known as Pokémon and Tetero,^[1] and a free kick specialist,^[2] he represented mainly Caracas in a 20-year professional career.

Rey was at one time Venezuela's second-most ever capped player, surpassing 100 international appearances.^[3] He was part of the squads at six Copa América tournaments.

Club career

During his career, Rey played mainly with Caracas FC, also representing several clubs in Europe and South America: C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela, C.S. Emelec (two spells), Pontevedra CF, Atlético Nacional and AEK Larnaca FC. In 1995, he had a short spell with Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, but only appeared for the reserves.^[4] In 2000 he signed a pre-contract with Dundee FC, but ultimately failed to join to the Scottish side.

In late September 2009, Rey was sent on loan to Colo-Colo in Chile, as a replacement for injured Luis Mena. After an irregular start he established himself in the starting XI, helping them win the Primera División championship.

The loan was to be extended if Colo-Colo qualified to the Copa Libertadores, which eventually happened, but Rey returned to Caracas. In January 2011, after five spells with his main club, the 35-year-old signed for A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana.^[5]

Rey changed teams again in June 2011, moving to Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara. He retired four years later aged 40,^[6] and subsequently worked as manager of Aragua F.C.^[7] and Monagas S.C.^{[8][unreliable source]} but also sporting director of Deportivo Lara.^[9]

International career

Rey played 115 international matches for the Venezuela national team. His debut came on 8 June 1997, in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in Valera (1–1 draw).^[10]

On 13 October 2007, Rey scored from a spectacular free kick in a 1–0 win over Ecuador in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stages. This signalled Ecuador's first defeat in Quito in six years.^[11][12]

On 6 September 2008, in a 1–0 loss to Peru at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, in another qualifier, Rey became the first player to appear 100 times for Venezuela.^[13][14] He also represented the nation in six Copa América tournaments.

During one year, Rey acted as second in command to Noel Sanvicente at the national side's coaching staff.^[15]

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 January 1999	José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Denmark	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	15 June 1999	Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Ecuador	2–2	3–2	Friendly
3.	20 June 1999	Misael Delgado, Valencia, Venezuela	Peru	1–0	3–0	Friendly
4.	20 October 2002	Brígido Iriarte, Caracas, Venezuela	Ecuador	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5.	18 November 2003	José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Bolivia	1–1	2–1	2006 World Cup qualification
6.	15 November 2006	Brígido Iriarte, Caracas, Venezuela	Guatemala	2–0	2–1	Friendly
7.	13 October 2007	Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	0–1	0–1	2010 World Cup qualification
8.	10 June 2009	Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	Uruguay	0–1	2–2	2010 World Cup qualification
9.	12 August 2009	Giants Stadium, New York City, United States	Colombia	0–1	1–2	Friendly
10.	5 September 2009	Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile	Chile	1–2	2–2	2010 World Cup qualification

Honours

Caracas

• Venezuelan Primera División: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10; Clausura 2004, 2007 and 2009, Apertura 2003

Colo-Colo

• Chilean Primera División: Clausura 2009

Deportivo Lara

• Venezuelan Primera División: 2011–12

Individual

• Caracas FC Footballer of the Year: 2008–09

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

1. José Manuel Rey: "El orden táctico fue vital" (José Manuel Rey: "The tactical order was vital") Archived 23 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; at Fútbol es Todo (in Spanish)
2. 2–2. Dos goles de Rey permitien al Caracas igualar con el Marítimo de Portugal (2–2. Two Rey goals allow Caracas to draw with Marítimo from Portugal); Soitu, 28 July 2008 (in Spanish)
3. Venezuela – Record International Players Archived 30 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
4. Venezolano José Manuel Rey jugará con el Pontevedra de España (Venezuela's José Manuel Rey will play with Spain's Pontevedra); El Universo, 26 July 2004 (in Spanish)
5. El defensor José Manuel Rey jugará con el Mineros de Guayana (Defender José Manuel Rey will play with Mineros de Guayana); Panamá América, 15 December 2010 (in Spanish)
6. José Manuel Rey le dijo adiós al fútbol (José Manuel Rey bade farewell to football); Ovación, 20 May 2015 (in Spanish)
7. José Manuel Rey asume la dirección técnica del Aragua FC (José Manuel Rey takes over at Aragua FC); El Nacional, 13 December 2017 (in Spanish)
8. José Manuel Rey no seguirá con el Monagas Sport Club (José Manuel Rey will not continue with Monagas Sport Club); Correo del Orinoco, 23 May 2019 (in Spanish)
9. José Manuel Rey asumirá la dirección deportiva del Lara (José Manuel Rey to become Lara's sporting director); Diario Meridiano, 2016 (in Spanish)
10. José Manuel Rey – Century of International Appearances; at RSSSF
11. ¡Sorpresa y dolor! (Surprise and pain!); El Universo, 14 October 2007 (in Spanish)
12. Golazo de Rey contra Ecuador (Eliminatorias 2007) (Rey's wonder goal against Ecuador (2007 Qualifiers)); at YouTube (in Spanish)
13. José Manuel Rey jugará hoy el partido 100 (José Manuel Rey will play 100th match today); Emelexista, 6 September 2008 (in Spanish)
14. Peru bate Venezuela e deixa lanterna das Eliminatórias (Peru beat Venezuela and are no longer bottom in qualifiers); O Estado de S. Paulo, 7 September 2008 (in Portuguese)
15. La Vinotinto se instaló en Margarita (The Vinotinto set camp in Margarita); Revista Venezolana, 29 September 2015 (in Spanish)

External links

• José Manuel Rey at BDFutbol
• José Manuel Rey at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Manuel Rey – FIFA competition record (archived)
• José Manuel Rey at Soccerway
• Football-Lineups profile