Luis Fernando Suárez

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Luis Fernando Suárez, born 23 December 1959 in Medellín, Colombia is the current coach of the Ecuador national football team. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second consecutive World Cup. He has enjoyed hero status in Ecuador and Colombia, recently leading Ecuador to their best showing in a World Cup. Reaching the second round by inflicting defeats on Poland and Costa Rica, they lost to England 1-0 after a David Beckham free kick sailed into the net. Suarez has been offered to keep coaching the Ecuadorian national team till the next World Cup.

[edit] Coaching Career

International Side
  • 1995-1998 Ecuador - Assistant coach
  • 1999 Colombia - Assistant coach
  • Since 2004 Ecuador
Clubs


Ecuador Ecuador squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Ecuador

1 Villafuerte | 2 Guagua | 3 Hurtado | 4 de la Cruz | 5 Perlaza | 6 Urrutia | 7 Lara | 8 Méndez | 9 Borja | 10 Kaviedes | 11 Delgado | 12 Mora | 13 Ambrosi | 14 Castillo | 15 Ayoví | 16 Valencia | 17 Espinoza | 18 Reasco | 19 Saritama | 20 E. Tenorio | 21 C. Tenorio | 22 Lanza | 23 Benítez | Coach: Suárez