| Luis José Vallenilla | |
| Fullname: | Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco |
| Birth Date: | 1974 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Height: | 1.860NaN0 |
| Position: | Right back |
| Years1: | 1992–1998 |
| Clubs1: | Trujillanos |
| Caps1: | 94 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1998–2004 |
| Clubs2: | Caracas |
| Caps2: | 107 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs3: | → Deportivo Táchira (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2004 |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2005 |
| Clubs5: | Deportivo Cuenca |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs6: | Mineros de Guayana |
| Caps6: | 32 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs7: | UA Maracaibo |
| Caps7: | 38 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2008–2016 |
| Clubs9: | Mineros de Guayana |
| Caps9: | 212 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Venezuela |
| Nationalcaps1: | 76 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Luis José Vallenilla Pacheco (pronounced as /es/, born 13 March 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer that played as a right back for the Venezuela national team from 1996 until 2007, earning 76 appearances and scoring 1 goal.
He began his career with Trujillanos F.C. in his native Venezuela in 1994 and stayed there four years until moving to Caracas F.C., gaining more than 100 appearances over 6 years. He moved to Argentina to play for Club Olimpo for a short time in 2004. In 2006, he moved back to Venezuela to play for Mineros de Guayana for a season, then played for UA Maracaibo, then moved to Cyprus in Europe to play for Nea Salamis FC for a year, and finally went back to Mineros de Guayana for 8 years until his retirement in 2016.
Vallenilla made 77 caps for the Venezuela national football team, scoring a goal. Vallenilla left the national team when manager César Farías arrived, who didn't select the player for the qualifiers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 January 2002 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||||||||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[1] | ||||||||||||||