| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Velázquez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Lara | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Anzoátegui | 32 | (4) |
| 2009– | Villarreal B | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Mineros (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Venezuela U-20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2009– | Venezuela | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Manuel "Sema" Velázquez Rodríguez, (born 8 September 1990 in Ciudad Bolívar) is a Venezuelan football defender. He currently plays for Mineros de Guayana on loan from Villarreal CF B and the Venezuela national football team.
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Velázquez started his career at just six when he started to play for various youth clubs in town. He made his professional debut with Deportivo Lara in 2007. Having made himself a regular at the age of 17, Deportivo Anzoátegui secured his services at the beginning of 2008.
He signed for Villarreal in 2009 to play for its reserve team. However, he did not feature in any match since he joined the squad, and was loaned to Venezuelan club Mineros de Guayana for the end of the 2010–11 season and the whole 2011–12 campaign.
Velázquez has played at every level from Under-15 to Under-20.
In 2007 he led the Under-17 team and earned a place in the World Cup in South Korea and in the same year he was called up to the Under-18 side to play in the Panamerican Games in Rio de Janeiro.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 13, 2009 | Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1-1 | Friendly |
Velázquez was selected to play for Venezuela in the 2009 South American Youth Championship by César Farías, partnering Carlos Salazar in central defence. During the Round of 16 of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt, he play the full 90 minutes against UAE but Venezuela was eventually defeated 1–2.
Velázquez is a member of the Venezuela national football team, having debuted on 28 March 2009 against Argentina.