For the American painter, see Manuel Valencia (painter).
Manuel de Jesús Valencia RodrÃÂguez (born August 15, 1977) was a Colombian footballer.
He played for several clubs in his country and Chile.
Manuel is the father of the footballers Jhojan and Nicolás Anelka Valencia. Nicolás was born in ValparaÃÂso, Chile, when Manuel played for Santiago Wanderers.