Fernando José Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010) was a Chilean professional
football
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player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.
Career
Riera was born in
Santiago
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, Chile. As a footballer, he played for
Chile
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in the
1942
Events
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January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
,
1947
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Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
and
1949 Copa Américas. He also played at the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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, and managed them on home soil to a third place in the
1962 World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place be ...
. In 1962–63, Riera led Portuguese side
Benfica to the
Primeira Liga
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title.
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He returned to the club in 1966 and led them to another 1966–67 Primeira Divisão">champions title.
In the 1963 England v Rest of the World football match, Riera coached the World XI, FIFA World XI team; it was the first FIFA XI team in the history of the game. In Chile, he left a legacy with disciple coaches such as Arturo Salah and Manuel Pellegrini, leaving a tradition and an identity for Chilean football. Riera died in his home city,
Santiago, Chile, Santiago of an apparent heart attack.
Honours
Benfica
*
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
:
1962-63,
1966-67
*
European Cup
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runner-up:
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
*
Intercontinental Cup runner-up:
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
Chile
*
FIFA World Cup
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third place:
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
References
External links
Fernando Rieraat Partidos de La Roja
Game log at Historia de Boca
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1920 births
2010 deaths
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean people of Spanish descent
Chilean people of Catalan descent
Association football forwards
Association football wingers
Chilean footballers
Chile international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
Unión Española footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Stade de Reims players
FC Rouen players
Chilean expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
Chilean Primera División players
Ligue 1 players
Venezuelan Primera División players
Chilean football managers
Chile national football team managers
Chile national under-20 football team managers
1962 FIFA World Cup managers
C.F. Os Belenenses managers
S.L. Benfica managers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers
Club Nacional de Football managers
RCD Espanyol managers
Boca Juniors managers
FC Porto managers
Deportivo de La Coruña managers
Olympique de Marseille managers
Sporting CP managers
C.F. Monterrey managers
Club Deportivo Palestino managers
Universidad de Chile managers
Everton de Viña del Mar managers
Primeira Liga managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Uruguayan Primera División managers
Segunda División managers
Argentine Primera División managers
Ligue 1 managers
Liga MX managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Portugal
Expatriate football managers in Uruguay
Expatriate football managers in Spain
Expatriate football managers in Argentina
Expatriate football managers in France
Expatriate football managers in Mexico
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in France
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico