Yahoo! Sports · Jun 6, 2015
Soccer-Venezuela factbox for Copa America
SANTIAGO, June 6 (Reuters) - Profile of the Venezuela team for the Copa America:
Number of appearances in finals: 15 (first in 1967)
Best performance: Fourth place: 2011
Drawn in Group C with Brazil, Peru and Colombia
FIFA ranking on June 4: 72
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Coach:
Noel Sanvicente
The 50-year-old made his name when he spent eight years as coach of Caracas FC, an incredibly long length of time in the volatile world of South American coaching.
He won five Venezuelan league titles during that time, then went on to win two more with less fashionable Zamora FC.
He also won five Venezuela titles and played 10 times for his country during his playing career which was cut short by a knee injury.