Leonel Álvarez
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta | |
| birthday | July 29, 1965 | |
| place of birth | Remedios , Colombia | |
| position | Defensive Midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1983-1987 | Independiente Medellin | 189 (3) |
| 1988-1989 | Atlético Nacional | 42 (0) |
| 1990 | America de Cali | 0 (0) |
| 1990-1992 | Real Valladolid | 35 (0) |
| 1992-1995 | America de Cali | 115 (5) |
| 1996 | Dallas Burn | 22 (3) |
| 1996-1998 | Veracruz | 20 (2) |
| 1998-1999 | Dallas Burn | 48 (0) |
| 1999-2001 | New England Revolution | 58 (2) |
| 2002 | Deportivo Pereira | 25 (1) |
| 2003-2004 | Deportes Quindio | 16 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1985-1997 | Colombia | 101 (1) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| Deportivo Pereira (technical coach) | ||
| 2008 | Independiente Medellín (assistant coach) | |
| 2009-2010 | Independiente Medellin | |
| 2011 | Colombia (assistant coach) | |
| 2011 | Colombia | |
| 2012 | Itagüí FC | |
| 2013-2014 | Deportivo Cali | |
| 2015-2017 | Independiente Medellin | |
| 2017-2018 | Club Cerro Porteño | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta (born July 29, 1965 in Remedios ), known as Leonel Álvarez , is a former Colombian football player . The defensive midfielder is considered one of the best in his country's history.
Player career
society
He began his career in 1983 with Independiente Medellín and four years later moved to Atlético Nacional . In 1990 he played for America de Cali . After a two-year stint in Europe at the Spanish club Real Valladolid , for which he played 35 games, he returned to his home country to América de Cali. In 1996 he went to Dallas Burn in the USA , a short time later to CD Veracruz in Mexico and back to Dallas Burn. In 1999 he signed for New England Revolution before signing with Deportivo Pereira in 2002 . His last station was Deportes Quindio from 2003 to 2004 .
National team
The Colombian national team was called up for the first time on February 14, 1985 for a friendly against Poland. He played 101 games for the national team, seven of them at the soccer world championships in 1990 and 1994 . He also took part in the Copa America in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995 , in which he and his team took third place three times.
Coaching career
After his active career, Álvarez was only a spectator for a while. It wasn't until 2008 that he intervened again in the football business after he was introduced as the new technology coach by Deportivo Pereira . In 2008 he joined his former club Independiente Medellín as an assistant coach , where he worked for Santiago Escobar . After a series of bad results, Escobar was sacked and Álvarez took over as head coach. Right away he won the championship in the Torneo Finalización with his club . In May 2010 he moved to the coaching staff of Hernán Darío Gómez , who was presented at the same time as the new coach of the Colombian national team . Together they led the team at the 2011 Copa America , where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Peru . After a scandal involving national coach Gómez in August 2011, Álvarez became the new head coach of the Colombian selection in September of that year. After two games, he was dismissed on December 13, 2011 after a draw and a defeat.
In July 2012, Álvarez became the coach of the Colombian first division club Itagüí FC . After finishing fourth in the Torneo Finalización , which was good for the club , Leonel Álvarez was signed by Deportivo Cali in January 2013 . In the back series he was able to lead the club in the championship final, which was lost to Atlético Nacional . After winning the Superliga de Colombia in January 2014, the club got off to a very bad start in the first half of the 2014 season. Therefore, Álvarez was fired in February 2014.
Leonel Álvarez has been coach of Independiente Medellín again since May 2015. With his new club he was able to directly reach the final of the Colombian championship, which was lost to Deportivo Cali.
successes
As a player
- Colombian champion with América de Cali : 1992
- Copa Libertadores with Atlético Nacional : 1989
As a trainer
- Colombian champion with Independiente Medellín : 2009-II
- Runner-up: 2013-II with Deportivo Cali , 2015-I with Independiente Medellín
- Superliga de Colombia with Deportivo Cali: 2014
See also
Web links
- Leonel Álvarez in the database of weltfussball.de
- Leonel Álvarez in the database of transfermarkt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alvarez new national coach for Colombia on September 9, 2011 on spox.com
- ↑ Colombia dismisses Leonel Alvarez . kicker.de . Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ El Espectador : Leonel Álvarez: de la selección Colombia a Itagüí Ditaires. July 6, 2012, accessed November 23, 2013 (Spanish).
- ↑ El País : Leonel Álvarez será presentado esta semana como técnico del Deportivo Cali. December 9, 2012, Retrieved November 23, 2013 (Spanish).
- ^ El Tiempo : Leonel Álvarez fue despedido del Deportivo Cali. February 25, 2014, Retrieved May 21, 2014 (Spanish).
- ^ El Heraldo : Leonel Álvarez, nuevo técnico del Medellín. May 8, 2015, Retrieved August 12, 2015 (Spanish).
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Álvarez, Leonel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Álvarez Zuleta, Leonel de Jesús (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Remedios |