Juan Ramón Tejera Pérez (born 23 February 1956) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Ramón Tejera Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Leo FC | |||
Danubio | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Danubio | |||
Managerial career | |||
1994–1997 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
1996 | Defensor Sporting (interim) | ||
1997 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
1998 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
1999–2000 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
2002–2003 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
2004–2005 | Defensor Sporting | ||
2006–2007 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
2007 | Rentistas | ||
2013 | Racing Montevideo | ||
2013–2014 | Fénix | ||
2014 | Cerro | ||
2015–2016 | Defensor Sporting | ||
2018–2019 | Racing Montevideo | ||
2020–2021 | Boston River | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editBorn in Montevideo, Tejera started out at local amateur sides, and was also a part of Danubio squad in 1977 which first reached the Copa Libertadores in the club's history.[2] Shortly before his retirement (which occurred in 1990), he started studying to become a coach,[3] and joined Defensor Sporting's youth setup in 1994.[4]
Tejera's first managerial experience occurred in 1996, as he was interim manager of Defensor.[5] He was manager of Liverpool Montevideo during the 1997 season,[6] but returned to Defensor in 1998 as manager of their reserve team.[4]
Tejera returned to Liverpool for the 1999 season, but left in January 2000.[7] He returned to Defensor and their youth categories in 2002,[4] and became the club's first team manager in May; with the club in a poor run of form, Tejera recovered the club's form and qualified them to a continental competition after four years.[5]
Tejera resigned in October 2005,[8] and rejoined Liverpool for a third spell in July 2006, replacing Voltaire García.[9] He left the latter club in 2007, and subsequently worked for a short period at Rentistas.
Tejera then spent some time away from football, working at the Administración Nacional de Puertos. On 6 January 2013, he returned to managerial duties after being named in charge of Racing Montevideo.[10] In June, he was replaced by Rosario Martínez,[11] and took over Fénix on 28 October.[12]
Tejera left Fénix in June 2014, as his contract expired,[13] and was named Cerro manager on 8 September.[14] He resigned on 25 November,[15] and returned to Defensor the following 30 June.[16]
Tejera resigned from Defensor on 15 February 2016,[17] and stayed two years without a club before returning to Racing on 13 August 2018.[18] He opted to leave the club the following June, as his contract was due to expire.[19]
On 11 November 2020, after another year of inactivity, Tejera replaced player-manager Sebastián Abreu at the helm of Boston River.[20] He was sacked the following 23 June, with only four points in nine matches into the new season.
References
edit- ^ "¿Por qué los técnicos uruguayos fueron defensas, goleros o mediocampistas?" [Why the Uruguayan managers were defenders, goalkeepers or midfielders?] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 29 May 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "... y Danubio llegó a la Copa" [... and Danubio reached the Copa] (in Spanish). Danubio FC. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "3 millones con Juan Tejera: «Sin tiempo ni proyecto no hay frutos»" [3 million with Juan Tejera: "Without time or project there are no rewards"] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Por la Unión y por la Blanca" (in Spanish). La Diaria. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Juan Tejera: "Tenemos que ser protagonistas"" [Juan Tejera: "We have to be protagonists"] (in Spanish). El Observador. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). Liverpool FC Montevideo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ ""Me une con Liverpool un sentimiento muy especial"" ["A special feeling connects me to Liverpool"] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 25 January 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Da Silva es el nuevo técnico de Defensor Sporting" [Jorge Da Silva is the new manager of Defensor Sporting] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Sigue la puesta a punto" [Ongoing development] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Juan Tejera es el nuevo DT de Racing" [Juan Tejera is the new manager of Racing] (in Spanish). Aguante Che. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Rosario Martínez dirigirá a Racing" [Rosario Martínez will manage Racing] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Fenix cambió de técnico, y nombró a Juan Tejera que asume el martes en el Complejo a las 10" [Fénix changed manager, and named Juan Tejera who takes over on Tuesday in the Complex at 10] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Fénix no le renovará el contrato a Juan Tejera" [Fénix will not renew the contract of Juan Tejera] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Cerro: Juan Tejera nuevo DT" [Cerro: Juan Tejera new manager] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Cerro se quedó sin entrenador, se marchó Juan Tejera" [Cerro ended up without a manager, Juan Tejera left] (in Spanish). Futbol Uruguayo. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Juan Tejera asumirá como director técnico de Defensor" [Juan Tejera will take over as manager of Defensor] (in Spanish). Teledoce. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Juan Tejera renunció como DT de Defensor Sporting" [Juan Tejera resigned as manager of Defensor Sporting] (in Spanish). El Observador. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Juan Tejera es el nuevo técnico de Racing" [Juan Tejera is the new manager of Racing] (in Spanish). El Observador. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Juan Tejera decidió no seguir en Racing" [Juan Tejera opted to not continue at Racing] (in Spanish). Ovación. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Boston River: Juan Tejera fue designado como nuevo director técnico" [Boston River: Juan Tejera was appointed as new manager] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links
edit- Juan Tejera coach profile at Soccerway