Arturo Ernesto Reyes Montero (born 8 April 1969) is a Colombian

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coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Colombian club

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría ...

. As a footballer he began and finished his career at

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael C ...

starting in 1992 and finishing playing in 2005. He also played in Colombian domestic football for

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Atlético Huila Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on November 29, 1990, making it one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. The club' ...

, and

Unión Magdalena Unión Magdalena () commonly known as El Unión, and nicknamed as El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) and also Los Samarios (The Samarios), is a Colombian football club from the city of Santa Marta, capital of the department of Magdalena, ...

. As a football coach he had spells at

Barranquilla F.C. Barranquilla Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Estadio Romelio Martínez. History Barranquilla F.C. was founded in Ja ...

, Atlético Bucaramanga,

Patriotas Boyacá Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium. History Patriotas was founded i ...

, and

, before being appointed to the Colombia youth set up. In July 2018 he led the Colombian team to the gold medal at the

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beating

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2–1 in the final. With the departure of

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following the

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Reyes was announced as interim manager for the September 2018 friendly matches against

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and the

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. He continued as first team coach for the October friendlies against the

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and

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