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Giancarlo Maldonado
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12 / Venezuela · 2003–2011

Giancarlo Maldonado

ST finisherleader
Caps · Venezuela
64
Goals · Venezuela
22
Life
1982
Clubs
Unión Atlético Maracaibo, O'Higgins, Atlante
#12
Editorial rank of 33 for Venezuela
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Seventeen meetings with Brazil had never brought Venezuela a win until a 2008 friendly in Boston, when he opened the scoring and Venezuela won 2-0. Career record: 64 caps and 22 goals for Venezuela; club career at Unión Atlético Maracaibo, O'Higgins, Atlante.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q596136
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Career record

1999–2001Club Atlético River Plate
2001–2002Nacional Táchira
2002–2003Asociación Civil Mineros de Guayana
2003–2006Unión Atlético Maracaibo
2006–2007O'Higgins
2007–2011Atlante
2009–2009Xerez C.D.
2010–2010Chivas USA
2011–2012Atlas
2012–2013Internacional de Bogotá
2012–2013Asociación Civil Mineros de Guayana
2013–2014Estudiantes de Mérida
Venezuela64 caps, 22 goals

Sources

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One rank above: Fernando Amorebieta at #11.

One rank below: Jefferson Savarino at #13.

Venezuela's editorial top five: Juan Arango · Salomón Rondón · Tomás Rincón · Josef Martínez · Rafael Dudamel.

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