Néstor Valdés

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| name = Néstor Valdés

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| fullname = Néstor Valdés Moraga

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|5|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chile

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|3|1936|5|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Chile

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Colo-Colo

| years1 = | clubs1 = Colo-Colo

| years2 = | clubs2 = → Deportes Concepción (loan)

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Chile

| manageryears1 = 1968 | managerclubs1 = San Antonio Unido

| manageryears2 = 1969–1970 | managerclubs2 = Panama

| manageryears3 = 1971 | managerclubs3 = Suchitepéquez

| manageryears4 = 1972–1973 | managerclubs4 = Aurora

| manageryears5 = 1973 | managerclubs5 = Guatemala

| manageryears6 = 1974 | managerclubs6 = Alianza

| manageryears7 = 1977 | managerclubs7 = Guatemala

| manageryears8 = 1979 | managerclubs8 = Colo-Colo (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 1980 | managerclubs9 = Regional Atacama

| manageryears10 = 1983 | managerclubs10 = Deportes Valdivia

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Néstor Valdés Moraga (23 May 1936 – 3 February 2021), sometimes referred as Néstor Valdez, was a Chilean football player and manager.

Career

Born in 1936, as a football player, Valdés was with Colo-Colo in the 1950s, becoming the team captain. His playing career stopped due to a serious inguinal injury.{{cite web |title=En la memoria colocolina Mario Osbén Méndez y Néstor Valdés Moraga |url=https://mi.csdcolocolo.cl/noticia/en-la-memoria-colocolina-mario-osben-mendez-y-nestor-valdes-moraga |website=mi.csdcolocolo.cl |access-date=15 September 2022 |language=es |date=11 February 2021}} He also played for Deportes Concepción on loan.[https://www.facebook.com/colocolofootballclub/posts/a-la-eternidadnestor-valdes-moraga1936-2021fallece-un-ex-jugador-y-dt-era-uno-de/2157449841052791/ A LA ETERNIDAD: NESTOR VALDES MORAGA. (1936-2021)] Colo-Colo Football Club on Facebook {{inlang|es}}

At international level, he took part of the Chile national team.{{cite web |title=Colegio envia condolencias por fallecimiento de entrenador Néstor Valdés |url=https://www.ctfutbol.cl/colegio-envia-condolencias-por-fallecimiento-de-entrenador-nestor-valdes/ |website=Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol |access-date=15 September 2022 |language=es |date=4 February 2021}}

Turned a football manager, he began his career with San Antonio Unido in the 1968 season. He emigrated to Panama and coached the Panama national team from 1969 to 1970, taking part in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship.{{cite web |last1=Moreno |first1=Eduardo |title=¿Quién será el director técnico 38.º? |url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/deportes/quien-sera-el-director-tecnico-38º-604638 |website=Panamá América |access-date=15 September 2022 |language=es |date=25 September 2010}}{{cite web |last1=Lugo |first1=Erik Francisco |last2=Mendoza |first2=Eduardo |last3=ANCCIF |title=IV Copa de Naciones CONCACAF (NORCECA) 1969 - Match Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca69det.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=15 September 2022 |date=4 November 2021}} He became one of the five Chileans who have managed the Panama national team along with Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946–47/1951–52), Óscar Suman (1949), Hugo Tassara (1972–1973) and Renato Panay (1976–1977).{{cite web |last1=Ampa |first1=Rebeca |last2=Schiappacasse |first2=Aldo |title=EyN: Los chilenos que futbolizaron Panamá |url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=261696 |website=www.economiaynegocios.cl |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=15 September 2022 |language=es |date=13 June 2016}}

From 1971 to 1973 he worked in Guatemala, coaching both Suchitepéquez and Aurora at club level and the Guatemala national team in the 1973 CONCACAF Championship. In 1974 he coached Alianza in El Salvador. On 15 December 1977, he coached Guatemala again in a 1–1 draw versus Honduras.{{cite web |last1=Solares |first1=Luis |title=Fallece ex técnico de la Selección Nacional |url=https://guatefutbol.com/2021/02/04/fallece-ex-tecnico-de-la-seleccion-nacional/ |website=Guatefutbol.com |access-date=15 September 2022 |language=es |date=4 February 2021}}

Back in Chile, he was the assistant of Pedro Morales in Colo-Colo at the 1979 Primera División de Chile, where they became champions, and also was the first coach of Deportes Valdivia in 1983.[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0386WCpzGfYV3jtpYCQcFTGHXtCuwq3xpp52D8766PoheVjtipgwULY39Ag2a4Uwnl&id=107822478146261&__tn__=-R Hoy celebra su aniversario nuestro club Deportes Valdivia institución fundada el 5 de junio de 1983] La Historia de un Torreón on Facebook {{inlang|es}}

After his retirement, he was in charge of the Colo-Colo academies until 2002.

Personal life

Valdés was distinguished as a Honorary Member of Colo-Colo.{{cite tweet|user=CSDColoColo|number=1357020598690603012|title=Hoy nos ha dejado nuestro socio honorario Néstor Valdés Moraga|date=3 February 2021|access-date=15 September 2022|language=es}}

He was President of Viejos Cracks de Colo-Colo (Old Stars), an association of former players.