Luis Fernando Suárez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.

Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born 23 December 1959) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender. Suárez has managed in six Latin American countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Luis Fernando Suárez

Luis Fernando Suárez managing La Equidad in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán
Date of birth	(1959-12-23) 23 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1993	Atlético Nacional
1994–1995	Deportivo Pereira
Managerial career
1999–2000	Atlético Nacional
2001	Deportivo Cali
2001	Deportes Tolima
2003–2004	Aucas
2004–2007	Ecuador
2008	Deportivo Pereira
2009	Atlético Nacional
2009–2010	Juan Aurich
2011–2014	Honduras
2015	Universitario
2015–2016	Dorados de Sinaloa
2017–2018	La Equidad
2018–2019	Junior
2021	Atlético Bucaramanga
2021–2023	Costa Rica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Ecuador national team till the next World Cup in 2010. Following a poor 2007 Copa América, 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

• Copa Libertadores: 1989

As a manager

Atlético Nacional

• Categoría Primera A: 1999

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 July 2023

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Costa Rica	1 June 2021	20 July 2023	35	17	6	12	048.57

References

1. Homewood, Brian (18 December 2008). "Soccer-Ex Ecuador coach Suarez takes over at Atletico Nacional". Reuters. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
2. . Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.

External links

• Luis Fernando Suárez at FootballDatabase.eu