Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez (born 14 August 1971) is Chilean former footballer that played as centre back in his years active. His last club was Coquimbo Unido.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Petorca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coquimbo Unido | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Coquimbo Unido | 156 | (12) |
| 1999–2008 | Cobreloa | 295 | (18) |
| 2009 | Coquimbo Unido | 34 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportes Iquique | 68 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Coquimbo Unido | 77 | (2) |
| Total | 630 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Chile | 27 | (4) |
| 1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Coquimbo Unido (youth) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Cobreloa (youth) | ||
| 2021 | Cobreloa (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editFuentes made 24 appearances for Chile from 1998 to 2005.[1] In addition, he played for Chile B against England B on 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2-1.[2]
As a curiosity, he popularized a striking play what was called Culebra (Snake) due to the fact he threw himself to the ground to block Ronaldo in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Brazil on 6 June 2004.[3]
Managerial career
editWhile he was a player of Coquimbo Unido, he studied at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute) and graduated as a football manager in 2014.[4]
He has coached the youth teams of both Coquimbo Unido[5] and Cobreloa.[6] In April 2021, he also was confirmed as the coach of Cobreloa women's team [es].[7] In November 2023, he left Cobreloa.[8]
Honours
editClub
edit- Cobreloa
- Deportes Iquique
- Primera B (1): 2010
- Copa Chile (1): 2010
Individual
edit- Chilean Footballer of the Year (1): 2004
References
edit- ^ "Luis Fuentes". PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "A 14 años de la 'culebra' de Luis Fuentes, la jugada que 'humilló' a Ronaldo en el Nacional" (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "El incansable Luis Fuentes: Con 41 años no piensa en el retiro". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "COLEGIO SAN LUIS Y CLUB DE DEPORTES COQUIMBO UNIDO FIRMAN CONVENIO DE COLABORACIÓN". Tamsec (in Spanish). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
Luis Fuentes, Director Técnico sub 17 y 19 recalcó que es muy relevante poder contar con el Establecimiento San Luis para la formación de los cadetes,
- ^ "Cobreloa desvincula a cuerpo técnico de Cadetes en Calama". enlalinea.cl (in Spanish). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Cobreloa ratificó a Luis Fuentes y Adán Vergara como DT's del fútbol joven y femenino" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Luis Fuentes deja Cobreloa: "Cuando no te quieren es mejor caminar no más"". enlalinea.cl (in Spanish). 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
edit- Fuentes at Football-Lineups
- Luis Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com