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Born in Mérida, Páez played club football for Estudiantes de Mérida, Portuguesa, Deportivo Táchira and Universidad de Los Andes. International
He also played for the Venezuela national football team in the 1970s. In early 2008, he was signed as Alianza Lima"s coach but was fired from his post a few months later.
In May 2012, he left Millonarios after one and one-half seasons in charge.
During his tenure, which lasted from January 2001 to November 2007, Venezuela achieved its best period in international football, improving from its status of being the worst team in South America. The squad reached the quarter final of the 2007 Copa America, and also had several victories in Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualifying. In November 2011, Páez became the first Venezuelan football manager to win a competition outside of Venezuela when his team Millonarios won the Copa Postobón.
