José Luis Dolgetta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dolgetta and the second or maternal family name is Ascanio.

José Luis Dolgetta Ascanio (1 August 1970 – 31 October 2023) was a Venezuelan professional football player and manager who played as a forward for clubs in Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuador.^[1] At international level, he made 20 appearances for the Venezuela national team scoring six goals.

José Luis Dolgetta

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Dolgetta Ascanio
Date of birth	(1970-08-01)1 August 1970
Place of birth	Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Date of death	31 October 2023(2023-10-31) (aged 53)
Place of death	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Valencia
1991–1992	ULA Mérida
1992–1993	Caracas
1993–1994	Unicol Lagunillas
1994–1995	Estudiantes Mérida
1995–1996	Caracas
1996	Valencia
1996–1997	Atlético Zulia
1997–1998	Estudiantes Mérida
1998	Carabobo
1999–2000	Estudiantes La Plata	0	(0)
2000	Carabobo
2000	Técnico Universitario
International career
1993–1997	Venezuela	20	(6)
Managerial career
2015	Deportivo Anzoátegui
2016–2017	Tucanes de Amazonas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

Dolgetta died from a heart attack in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 31 October 2023, at the age of 53.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela	1993	11	4
	1994	0	0
	1995	5	2
	1996	3	0
	1997	1	0
Total		20	6

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dolgetta goal.

List of international goals scored by José Luis Dolgetta^[1]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 June 1993	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1–4	1–6	1993 Copa América
2	19 June 1993	Estadio Bellavista, Ambato, Ecuador	Uruguay	1–0	2–2	1993 Copa América
3	22 June 1993	Estadio Bellavista, Ambato, Ecuador	United States	1–3	3–3	1993 Copa América
4				2–3
5	5 July 1995	Estadio Centenario, Estadio Centenario, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–2	1–4	1995 Copa América
6	12 July 1995	Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado, Uruguay	Paraguay	2–2	2–3	1995 Copa América