The Estudiantes de Caracas Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jorge Páez gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Jorge Páez has just signed for Estudiantes de Caracas, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Leonardo Terán in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Estudiantes de Caracas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Estudiantes de Caracas agree a free transfer for José Calzadilla
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
Oscar Rincon steps up from the Estudiantes de Caracas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oscar Rincon has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: David Ramirez joins the Estudiantes de Caracas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Luis Ferraresi steps up from the Estudiantes de Caracas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Ferraresi has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Roberto Otero steps up from the Estudiantes de Caracas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Otero has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match8 Aug 2026
Carabobo take the points off Estudiantes de Caracas
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No place for Juan Tineo in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Estudiantes de Caracas are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
In brief
- Squad Héctor Noguera needs a bigger stage
- The dugout Cristian Casseres faces the questions
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Luis Corredor