Luis Fernando Suárez

This article is about the Colombian football team manager. For other people named Luis Suárez, see Luis Suárez (disambiguation).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.
Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán
Personal information
Full nameLuis Fernando Suárez Guzmán
Date of birthDecember 23, 1959
Place of birthMedellín, Colombia
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Universitario
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1980–1993Atlético Nacional
1994–1995Deportivo Pereira
Teams managed
1999–2000Atlético Nacional
2001Deportivo Cali
2001Deportes Tolima
2003–2004Aucas
2004–2007Ecuador
2008Aucas
2009Atlético Nacional
2009–2010Juan Aurich
2011–2014Honduras
2015–Universitario
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born December 23, 1959 in Medellín) is a Colombian retired football player and current manager of Universitario de Deportes in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Managerial career

Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional.[1] In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second consecutive World Cup. He has enjoyed hero status in Ecuador and Colombia, leading Ecuador to their best showing in a FIFA World Cup in 2006. 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.[2]

Suárez was offered to keep coaching the Ecuadorian national team till the next World Cup in 2010. Following a poor Copa America 2007, many people wanted him out. Suárez stated that he would not resign and would improve his results. Suárez got off to the worst possible start for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, losing 1-0 at home to Venezuela and receiving a 5-0 hammering by Brazil. After another hammering defeat 5-1 to Paraguay, he resigned irrevocably his position as head coach, immediately after the end of the match, on October 2009 he signed with Juan Aurich a Peruvian football team.

Honors

As a player

Atlético Nacional

As a manager

Atlético Nacional

References

  1. ↑ Homewood, Brian (2008-12-18). "Soccer-Ex Ecuador coach Suarez takes over at Atletico Nacional". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  2. ↑