Arnaldo Aranda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnaldo del Valle Aranda Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yaracuyanos (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mineros | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Mineros | ||
| 2004–2005 | Italmaracaibo | 19 | (0) |
| 2005 | Mineros | ||
| 2006–2007 | Carabobo | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Llaneros | 54 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2011–2012 | El Vigía | 28 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Tucanes de Amazonas | ||
| 2014–2016 | Trujillanos | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tucanes de Amazonas | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chicó de Guayana | ||
| 2017–2018 | LALA | ||
| 2018 | Deportivo JBL | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Venezuela U20 | ||
| 2003–2004 | Venezuela U23 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Fundación AIFI (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | LALA (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Mineros (youth) | ||
| 2023 | Mineros (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Yaracuyanos (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Yaracuyanos (interim) | ||
| 2025– | Yaracuyanos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arnaldo del Valle Aranda Rodríguez (born 27 February 1982) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is the current manager of Yaracuyanos.
Club career
Born in Puerto Ordaz, Aranda made his senior debut with Mineros before moving to Italmaracaibo in 2004. He returned to Mineros in the following year, and joined Carabobo in 2006.
In 2007, Aranda signed for Llaneros and remained at the club for three seasons before joining Portuguesa. In 2011, he agreed to a deal with El Vigía.
In 2014, after two years at Tucanes de Amazonas, Aranda moved to Trujillanos.[1] On 10 June 2016, he was announced back at Tucanes.[2]
On 17 June 2017, after a short period at Chicó de Guayana, Aranda joined LALA.[3] On 18 July 2018, he signed for Deportivo JBL,[4] and retired the following January, aged 36.
International career
Aranda was a part of the Venezuela national under-20 team in the 2001 South American U-20 Championship, before featuring with the under-23s at the 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. In July 2004, he was called up to the full side by manager for a non-FIFA friendly against Japan U23.[5]
Aranda made his full international debut on 30 July 2004, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 4–0 loss at the Japan National Stadium.[6]
Managerial career
On 1 October 2019, Aranda joined the staff of Fundación AIFI as an assistant manager.[7] The following 21 January, he moved to LALA under the same role.[8]
In 2022, Aranda returned to Mineros as an under-18 manager, before becoming an assistant of the main squad in the following year.[9] In May 2024, he joined Yaracuyanos also as an assistant and became an interim manager shortly after, after Gonzalo Martínez left.[10]
Back to his assistant role in June 2024, Aranda was appointed manager of Yaracuyanos in July 2025, after Dayron Pérez left.[11]
References
- ^ "Aranda: «Buscar un título es el primer objetivo de Trujillanos»" [Aranda: "To seek a title is the first goal of Trujillanos"] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Tucanes de Amazonas anunció 10 incorporaciones para el Clausura 2016" [Tucanes de Amazonas announced 10 signings for the 2016 Clausura] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Luis Parra, Ebby Pérez y Arnaldo Aranda se suman al Lala FC" [Luis Parra, Ebby Pérez and Arnaldo Aranda join Lala FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Yoger Requena y Arnaldo Aranda jugarán con el Deportivo JBL del Zulia" [Yoger Requena and Arnaldo Aranda will play with Deportivo JBL del Zulia] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Todos preparados para el amistoso" [Everyone ready for the friendly] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Cuatro cachetazos a la "Vinotinto"" [Four slaps to the "Vinotinto"] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Arnaldo Aranda llega con su experiencia al cuerpo técnico de AIFI" [Arnaldo Aranda arrives with his experience to the technical staff of AIFI] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Rubén Yori asume la dirección técnica de Lala FC por la Temporada 2020" [Rubén Yori takes over the technical direction of Lala FC for the 2020 season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Antonio Franco será el técnico de Mineros" [Antonio Franco will be the manager of Mineros] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Yaracuyanos sigue en la punta del Grupo Occidental" [Yaracuyanos remain ahead of the Occidental Group] (in Spanish). Yaracuy al Día. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Movimientos en los Banquillos: Siguen las Altas y Bajas de entrenadores en la Liga FutVe 2025" [Movements on the bench: The ins and outs of managers in the 2025 Liga FutVe continue] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
External links
- Arnaldo Aranda at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Arnaldo Aranda coach profile at Soccerway (archived)