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On 2 January 2020, he resigned from the Venezuela national team, and four days later signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro. On 27 February 2020, he was sacked by Atlético, following eliminations from the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil.

On 18 October 2017 Dudamel is appointed manager of Venezuela’s national football team.

At the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Dudamel led the U20s to the final, where they lost to England 1-0 in the final. It was the nation's best ever performance at U20 competition.

On 5 June 2016 Dudamel gets his first win in an official tournament as national coach with a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the 2016 Copa America. In his next match at the tournament, he upsets Uruguay 1-0. The winner was scored by Salomon Rondón, who tapped in after a long range attempt by Juan Pablo Añor was saved. In the final group match, he drew against Mexico 1-1. In the knockout stages, Venezuela lost immediately, 4-1 to Argentina.

During his career, Dudamel played for several Venezuelan and Colombian football clubs. Among the Venezuelan clubs are Universidad de Los Andes, El Vigía, Atlético Zulia, UA Maracaibo and Deportivo Táchira. Atlético Huila, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and Cortulua are the Colombian clubs where he played. He has also played for Quilmes, of Argentina. He was transferred to Mamelodi Sundowns, of South Africa in 2005. In 2007 after the Copa America, he transferred to América de Cali, a top Colombian club, alongside Venezuelan international Jorge Rojas. He left América and returned to Estudiantes de Mérida on August 29, 2008.

As of November 2007, Dudamel has 56 caps and one goal for the Venezuela national football team. He was capped for the first time in 1993. He scored a direct free kick in the World Cup 1998 qualifier against Argentina.

Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa, commonly known as Rafael Dudamel (born January 7, 1973), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.