Career
Born in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Valencia played professional football as a goalkeeper for Deportivo Cali, Deportes Quindío, Deportes Tolima and Unión Magdalena in Colombia. He also played in Venezuela for Aragua Football Club.
He also played for Colombia at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. After he retired from playing, Valencia became a coach.
He was the goalkeeping coach for the Honduras national football team in 2009.