Manuel Antonio Suárez Jiménez (born 28 February 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently in charge of the Chilean club Deportes Concepción.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Antonio Suárez Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Concepción (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Unión Española | ||
| 1992 | St. Gallen | ||
| 1993 | Unión Española | ||
| 1994 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1995–1996 | Unión Española | ||
| 1997 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Chile U23 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Universidad Católica (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Universidad Católica (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rosario Central (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | San Lorenzo (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | León (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Saudi Arabia (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Cortuluá | ||
| 2024 | Al-Qadsiah U19 | ||
| 2024– | Deportes Concepción | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Santiago, Suárez started his career with Unión Española in 1990. He also played for Audax Italiano and Unión San Felipe in his home country, aside from a short spell at Swiss side FC St. Gallen before retiring in 1997.[1] In an international level, he played for the Chile under-23 national team in 1994.[2][3]
Managerial career
editAfter retiring, Suárez started working as a goalkeeping coach until joining Universidad Católica in 2003.[2] In 2010, after Juan Antonio Pizzi was named manager of the club's first team, Suárez was named as his assistant.
Suárez followed Pizzi to Rosario Central,[2] San Lorenzo,[4] Valencia,[5] León[6] and the Chile[7] and Saudi Arabia national teams,[8] always as his assistant. He left the latter in September 2018, and returned to his home country to work at Deportes La Serena as a sports consultant.[9]
On 3 January 2022, Suárez was announced as manager of Categoría Primera A side Cortuluá for the 2022 season.[10] On 2 May, he was sacked.[11]
In June 2024, he assumed as manager of Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile after coaching the Al-Qadsiah under-19 team.[12]
References
edit- ^ "DT Manuel Suárez a cinco años del título de Chile en la Copa América Centenario: "En ese torneo fuimos de menos a más"" [Manager Manuel Suárez five years from the title of Chile in the Copa América Centenario: "In this tournament we started small"] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Manuel Suárez será uno de sus ayudantes" [Manuel Suárez will be one of his assistants] (in Spanish). El Ciudadano. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Conoce a Manuel Suárez, el ayudante chileno de Pizzi" [Know Manuel Suárez, the Chilean assistant of Pizzi] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "FUTBOL-Pizzi asume DT San Lorenzo argentino, pide protagonismo" [FOOTBALL-Pizzi takes over as manager of Argentine San Lorenzo, asks for protagonism] (in Spanish). Reuters. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Valencia hires Juan Antonio Pizzi to replace Djukic". Goal. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Pizzi desea mantener la base del equipo y la intensidad en León" [Pizzi wants to keep the core of the team and its intensity at León] (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "¿Cómo es el cuerpo técnico de Pizzi?" [How it is Pizzi's technical staff?] (in Spanish). Goal. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "El rol clave de los chilenos que acompañan a Pizzi en Arabia" [The key role of the Chilean who accompany Pizzi in Arabia] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Pizzi despide a su mano derecha, que llega a Deportes La Serena" [Pizzi sacks his right hand, who arrives at Deportes La Serena] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "¡Un equipo de primera!: Cortuluá junto a su nuevo técnico inició la pretemporada 2022" [A top tier team!: Cortuluá started the 2022 pre-season with their manager] (in Spanish). El País. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Cortuluá se quedó sin DT: el chileno Manuel Suárez Jiménez se fue por malos resultados" [Cortuluá were left without a manager: the Chilean Manuel Suárez Jiménez left due to poor results] (in Spanish). El País. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (19 June 2024). "Ex ayudante de Pizzi en la Roja sorprende y dirigirá a un histórico club chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links
edit- Manuel Suárez coach profile at Soccerway