Henry Meléndez

Henry Meléndez
Personal information
Full name	Henry Antonio Meléndez Sánchez
Date of birth	2 July 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Zulia (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Deportivo Gulima
Teams managed
	Deportivo Gulima (youth)
2013–2014	Deportivo La Guaira (youth)
2015–2016	Atlético Venezuela (youth)
2016	Deportivo Petare (assistant)
2017–2018	Atlético Venezuela (youth)
2019	Caracas B
2019–2020	Atlético Venezuela
2021–	Zulia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry Antonio Meléndez Sánchez (born 2 July 1984) is a Venezuelan football manager, currently in charge of Zulia.

Career[]

Born in Caracas, Meléndez started his career with Deportivo Gulima, a club focused on youth development, and worked for the side for ten years. He then was in charge of Deportivo La Guaira and Atlético Venezuela's youth categories before being named assistant manager of Enrique García at Deportivo Petare in 2016.^[1]

Meléndez returned to Atlético Venezuela and its youth setup in 2017, remaining for two years before joining Caracas, where he was in charge of the reserve side.^[1] On 19 September 2019, he returned to his previous club after being named first team manager, in the place of Jaime de la Pava.^[2]^[3]

On 31 October 2020, Meléndez left Atlético on a mutual agreement.^[4] On 16 August of the following year, he took over Zulia in the place of Frank Flores.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Henry Meléndez, un héroe sin capa" [Henry Meléndez, a hero without a cloak] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Atlético Venezuela confirmó la salida del técnico colombiano Jaime de la Pava" [Atlético Venezuela confirmed the departure of Colombian manager Jaime de la Pava] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Henry Meléndez asume la dirección técnica de Atlético" [Henry Meléndez takes over Atlético] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Comunicado oficial – desvinculación del estratega Henry Meléndez" [Official announcement – departure of manager Henry Meléndez] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Zulia despide a Frank Flores y trae a Henry Meléndez como nuevo DT" [Zulia sack Frank Flores and bring in Henry Meléndez as new manager] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

External links[]

Henry Meléndez coach profile at Soccerway

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[AVCF-1] "Henry Meléndez, un héroe sin capa" [Henry Meléndez, a hero without a cloak] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[2] "Atlético Venezuela confirmó la salida del técnico colombiano Jaime de la Pava" [Atlético Venezuela confirmed the departure of Colombian manager Jaime de la Pava] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[3] "Henry Meléndez asume la dirección técnica de Atlético" [Henry Meléndez takes over Atlético] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[4] "Comunicado oficial – desvinculación del estratega Henry Meléndez" [Official announcement – departure of manager Henry Meléndez] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[5] "Zulia despide a Frank Flores y trae a Henry Meléndez como nuevo DT" [Zulia sack Frank Flores and bring in Henry Meléndez as new manager] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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