Fernando Riera
 Riera as a player of Universidad Católica | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Riera Bauzá | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2010 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Left Wing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1938 | Unión Española | ||
| 1939–1950 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1950–1952 | Reims | ||
| 1953 | Vasco CCS | ||
| 1953–1954 | Rouen | ||
| National team | |||
| 1942–1950 | Chile | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1957 | Belenenses | ||
| 1958–1962 | Chile | ||
| 1962–1963 | Benfica | ||
| 1964–1965 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1966 | Nacional | ||
| 1966–1968 | Benfica | ||
| 1968 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1969–1970 | Espanyol | ||
| 1971–1972 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1972–1973 | Porto | ||
| 1973 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1974 | Marseille | ||
| 1974–1975 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1975–1976 | Monterrey | ||
| 1977 | Palestino | ||
| 1977–1978 | Monterrey | ||
| 1978–1982 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1983–1984 | Everton Viña | ||
| 1985–1988 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1988–1989 | Monterrey | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Fernando Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010)[1] was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.[2]
Career
Riera was born in Santiago, Chile. He played for the Chile in the 1942,[3] 1947[4] and 1949 Copa Américas.[5]
He played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup,[6] and managed them on home soil when they finished third in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[7]
In 1962–63 he led S.L. Benfica to the Portuguese Championship.[8] He returned to the club in 1966 and led them to the 1966–67 Championship.[8]
In 1963 he coached a FIFA XI team.[9] That was the first squad FIFA XI team in history.[10]
In 70s and 80s Fernando Riera continued to lead large teams in the world.
In Chile left a great legacy, with the disciple coaches like Arturo Salah and Manuel Pellegrini,[11] leaving a tradition and an identity for Chilean football.[12]
Riera died in his home city of Santiago.
References
- ↑ Fernando Riera muere a los 90 años producto de un infarto | Deportes. La Tercera (23 September 2010). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Descontexto: "Recuerdos de un patriarca del fútbol". Entrevista a Fernando Riera, de Luis Urrutia O'Nell (Chomsky). Descontexto.blogspot.com (27 February 2004). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Copa América 1942 squads at rsssf
- ↑ Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf
- ↑ Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf
- ↑ Fernando Riera – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Participating in the World Cup as player and coach at rsssf
- 1 2 Chilean championship coaches abroad at rsssf
- ↑ FIFA XI game log at rsssf
- ↑ Riera Y La Seleccion Resto Del Mundo. (old newspaper scan, in Spanish) Google.cl. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
- ↑ El hombre que cambió la vida a Pellegrini. MARCA.com (2 June 2009). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
- ↑ El Mercurio.com – El períodico líder de noticias en Chile. Diario.elmercurio.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fernando Riera. |
- Game log at Historia de Boca (Spanish)
| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by George Raynor ( England) |
FIFA World Cup host country managers 1962 |
Succeeded by Alf Ramsey |
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