Fernando Velasco (football manager)
Fernando Velasco Gutiérrez (born 20 October 1964) is a Colombian football manager, currently in charge of Cortuluá.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Velasco Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cortuluá (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998–2002 | América de Cali (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Cortuluá | ||
| 2007 | Deportes Tolima (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Guaros (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Cortuluá | ||
| 2010 | Bogotá | ||
| 2011 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 2011–2013 | Cortuluá | ||
| 2013 | Cortuluá (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 2015 | América de Cali | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 2018–2022 | Cortuluá (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Cortuluá (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Cortuluá (interim) | ||
| 2022– | Cortuluá | ||
Career edit
Born in Cali, Velasco was an assistant of Jaime de la Pava at América de Cali before being named manager of CD Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora in 2003.[1] In September of the following year, he was appointed interim manager of Cortuluá,[2] later suffering relegation but remaining in charge of the side until 2006.
After working as de la Pava's assistant at Deportes Tolima and Venezuelan side Guaros during the 2007 season, Velasco returned to managerial duties ahead of the 2008 campaign, in charge of former side Cortuluá. He led the club back to the Categoría Primera A in 2009 as champions, but resigned on 19 May 2010.[3]
On 12 August 2010, Velasco was appointed at the helm of Categoría Primera B team Bogotá FC.[4] He took over fellow league team Atlético Bucaramanga on 2 December,[5] but was sacked the following 19 May.[6]
Velasco returned to Tuluá on 23 September 2011,[7] and remained in charge of the first team until 6 July 2013, when he was demoted to the youth categories.[8] On 5 November of that year, he was namd Unión Magdalena manager.[9]
Velasco left Magdalena to return to América de Cali on 4 February 2015, now as manager.[10] Sacked on 12 August,[11] he was named in charge of Cúcuta Deportivo on 20 September 2016.[12]
Velasco was dismissed by Cúcuta on 21 March 2017, being replaced by Flavio Robatto.[13] He then subsequently returned to Cortuluá to work in the youth categories, acting as an interim manager of the main squad on two occasions before being permanently appointed manager on 19 September 2022.[14]
Honours edit
Cortuluá
References edit
- ^ "América de Cali: ¿quién es Fernando Velasco?" [América de Cali: Who is Fernando Velasco?] (in Spanish). El País. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Se estrenó DT de Tuluá:" [Tuluá debuted a manager:] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 13 September 2004. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Cortuluá atraviesa por una profunda crisis deportiva y administrativa" [Cortuluá go through a deep sporting and administrative crisis] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Velasco, nuevo técnico de Bogotá FC" [Fernando Velasco, new manager of Bogotá FC] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Velasco es el nuevo técnico del Bucaramanga" [Fernando Velasco is the new manager of Bucaramanga] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Bucaramanga busca DT: se fue Velasco" [Bucaramanga seek a manager: Velasco left] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Velásco nuevo técnico del Tuluá" [Fernando Velásco new manager of Tuluá] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Velasco ahora será el mánager del Cortuluá" [Fernando Velasco will now be the general manager of Cortuluá] (in Spanish). El País. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Velasco Gutiérrez dirigirá al Unión Magdalena" [Fernando Velasco Gutiérrez will manage Unión Magdalena]. Caracol Televisión (in Spanish). Gol. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "América de Cali confirma a Fernando Velasco como su nuevo entrenador" [América de Cali confirm Fernando Velasco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Alberto Suárez dirigirá su primera práctica con América" [Alberto Suárez will manage his first training with América] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Velasco es el nuevo entrenador de Cúcuta Deportivo" [Fernando Velasco is the new manager of Cúcuta Deportivo] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Flavio Robatto es el nuevo técnico del Cúcuta Deportivo" [Flavio Robatto is the new manager of Cúcuta Deportivo] (in Spanish). La Opinión. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL" [OFFICIAL STATEMENT] (in Spanish). Cortuluá. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
External links edit
- Fernando Velasco coach profile at Soccerway