Noel Sanvicente
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noel Sanvicente Bethelmy | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | San Félix, Venezuela | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Mineros | ||
| 1986–1993 | Marítimo Vzla | ||
| 1994–1996 | Minervén | ||
| 1996 | Caracas | ||
| National team | |||
| 1989–1990 | Venezuela | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2010 | Caracas | ||
| 2010–2011 | La Guaira | ||
| 2012–2014 | Zamora | ||
| 2014–2016 | Venezuela | ||
| 2017– | Caracas | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Noel 'Chita' Sanvicente Bethelmy (born 21 December 1964) is a former Venezuelan football Forward and former head coach of Venezuela. He is the most successful manager in the country´s history, having won 13 national championship titles and one cup with four different teams.
At the club level, Sanvicente played for Mineros de Guayana (1980–1986), C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela (1986–1993) winning 4 national championships with the team, Minervén Bolívar FC (1994–1996) winning another 2 championships, and finally ended his career at Caracas FC in 1996 due to a knee injury.
Internationally, Sanvicente played 10 times for Venezuela, without scoring a goal. His international career began on 3 July 1989 at the 1989 Copa América in a First Round game against Colombia playing 36 minutes after entering as a substitute in the second half. He ended up playing 3 games at that Copa América, one of them as a starter.
Sanvincente served at Caracas FC since 2002, at the 2001–02 Venezuelan Primera División season when he was appointed manager just 4 games before the season ended. He is Caracas' most successful manager as he was able to win five titles in 2002-03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, and most recently in 2008-09. He also led Caracas F.C. to its best ever position in South America's most prestigious club competition, the Copa Libertadores in 2009 where they reached the quarter-finals. He also won the 2009 Copa Venezuela
In 2010, Noel Sanvicente stepped down from the team following which Ceferino Bencomo took over as manager.
For the 2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División season Sanvicente was appointed as the manager of Real Esppor Club (now called Deportivo La Guaira). At the end of the season the team ended up 1 point short of the title. The following season he continued as manager but after some disagreements with the team executives he quit on 2 December 2011.
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