| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Trujillanos | 94 | (2) |
| 1998–2004 | Caracas | 107 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Deportivo Táchira (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2004 | Olimpo | 11 | (1) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Mineros de Guayana | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | UA Maracaibo | 38 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Nea Salamina | 24 | (3) |
| 2008–2016 | Mineros de Guayana | 212 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2007 | Venezuela | 76 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlujs βaʎeˈniʎa], born 13 March 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer that played as a right back for the Venezuela national team from 1996 until 2007, earning 76 appearances and scoring 1 goal.
He began his career with Trujillanos F.C. in his native Venezuela in 1994 and stayed there four years until moving to Caracas F.C., gaining more than 100 appearances over 6 years. He moved to Argentina to play for Club Olimpo for a short time in 2004. In 2006, he moved back to Venezuela to play for Mineros de Guayana for a season, then played for UA Maracaibo, then moved to Cyprus in Europe to play for Nea Salamis FC for a year, and finally went back to Mineros de Guayana for 8 years until his retirement in 2016.
Vallenilla made 77 caps for the Venezuela national football team, scoring a goal. Vallenilla left the national team when manager César Farías arrived, who didn't select the player for the qualifiers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
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| 1. | 13 January 2002 | Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||||||||
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