José del Solar

José del Solar
Personal information
Full name José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón
Date of birth (1967-11-28) 28 November 1967
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1986–1989 Universitario 56 (4)
1986–1987 → San Agustín (loan) 61 (6)
1990–1992 Universidad Católica 91 (2)
1992–1995 Tenerife 72 (3)
1995–1996 Salamanca 36 (6)
1996–1997 Celta 29 (1)
1997–1998 Valencia 12 (0)
1998–1999 Beşiktaş 27 (1)
1999–2000 Universitario 35 (8)
2000–2001 Mechelen 17 (1)
2001–2002 Universitario 37 (10)
Total 473 (42)
National team
1986–2001 Peru 74 (9)
Teams managed
2005 Colón Santa Fe
2005–2006 Sporting Cristal
2007 Universidad Católica
2007–2009 Peru
2010–2011 Universitario
2014 Universitario

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Del Solar and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez-Calderón.

José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (born 28 November 1967) is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach.

During his playing career, spent in four different countries – mainly in Spain, where he amassed La Liga totals of 149 games and ten goals during six seasons – he was nicknamed Chemo.

Club career

Born in Lima, Del Solar developed at the youth system of Universitario de Deportes, but played his first professional game with Asociación Deportiva San Agustín after he was loaned by Universitario to continue his development as a player. He won his first Peruvian Primera División championship with San Agustín, defeating Alianza Lima in December 1986.

Del Solar's last official club game was a 0–0 draw with traditional rivals Alianza Lima for the Apertura on 7 July 2002, playing for his first club which won 1–0 in the first game, with 0–0 in Trujillo.

From 1992 to 1998 del Solar competed in Spain, always in La Liga. He started at CD Tenerife – where he partnered Argentine Fernando Redondo in central midfield, and also his compatriot Percy Olivares – helping the Canary Islands side rob Real Madrid of the league title in the last round in his first season, playing in 30 matches and scoring once (the club also qualified for the first time ever to the UEFA Cup); this dramatic league scenario also happened in the following year, but his presence was much more testimonial.

In 1996, after suffering relegation with UD Salamanca, del Solar started at Celta de Vigo but appeared rarely for Valencia CF, after which he left the country, resuming his career in Turkey and Belgium (one season apiece, interspersed with spells in his country), and finally retiring at his very club as a footballer, at the age of 34.

As a manager, del Solar began his career with Colón de Santa Fe, aided by former Tenerife teammate Juan Antonio Pizzi, without luck, as the pair was sacked after only three matches and as many losses. Then, he was named coach of Sporting Cristal, leading the team to the domestic league in 2005.

In 2007, del Solar was appointed at former club Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, finishing second behind Colo-Colo in Apertura 2007.

International career

Del Solar obtained 74 international caps for Peru, in which he scored nine goals. He made his national team debut on 28 January 1986 against China (1–3), playing his last international match on 8 November 2001 against Argentina (0–2), twenty days before his 34th birthday.[1]

Del Solar was selected to six Copa América tournaments, scoring three in four matches – twice through penalties – as the national team reached the quarterfinals in the 1993 edition, in Ecuador.[2]

On 3 August 2007, del Solar replaced Julio César Uribe as manager of the national squad. He went on to be part of the disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, as the nation only won thrice and ranked last.

Managerial stats

As of 13 August 2012
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Sporting Cristal Peru January 2005 July 2006 8743251949.43
Universidad Católica Chile January 2007 July 2007 20144270
Peru Peru July 2007 December 2009 23551321.74
Universitario Peru August 2010 May 2012 5319221235.85
Total 18381564644.26

Honours

Player

San Agustín
Universitario
Universidad Católica

Manager

Sporting Cristal

References

  1. ↑ José Del Solar – International Appearances; at RSSSF
  2. ↑ Copa América 1993; at RSSSF

External links

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