June 15, 2024 is a day that will be marked in the history of Atlético Bucaramanga, since This Saturday he put the first star on his shield after beating Independiente Santa Fe in the grand final of the BetPlay I-2024 League 6-5 on penalties, after equaling 3-3 on aggregate in the series.
It is the Leopardo’s first title in the highest category of Colombian professional football, in which His best participation had been the runner-up finish in the 1996/97 season. and in his record there were only two First B consecrations in 1995 and 2015.
Dudamel, a bet with immediate effect
After several days of negotiation, on December 1 of the previous year, the Atlético Bucaramanga board announced Rafael Dudamel as its new technical director for 2024. after the departure of Alexis Márquez at the end of September and the interims of Rubén Zapata and Jorge Ramoa.
The Venezuelan returned to Colombian football, where he had directed Deportivo Cali between September 2021 and July 2022, leading the Valle del Cauca team to win its tenth star against Deportes Tolima.
That had been Dudamel’s only title in his time as coachin which he also went through Estudiantes de Mérida, Deportivo Lara, Atlético Mineiro, Universidad de Chile, Necaxa and the Under 17, Under 20 and Venezuelan national teams.
Bucaramanga numbers in the Dudamel era
• Matches played: 33
• Victories: 18
• Ties: 8
• Defeats: 6
• Performance: 62.6%
• Goals scored: 48
• Goals against: 22
• Matches with a clean sheet: 18
*Statistics in BetPlay League and Copa Colombia.
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