Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland (born 13 May 1970), known as Fernando Vergara, is a retired Chilean

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, who was nicknamed ''El Zamorano de los Pobres'' during his career. He is currently coaching

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in the Primera B de Chile.

Career

A product of

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youth system, in 1990 he played for Swiss side before returning to Chile and joining

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. Vergara obtained a total number of six caps for the Chile national team, scoring three goals between 1996 and 1997. Following his playing career, Vergara became a football manager and led

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to the quarter-finals in the 2008 Torneo Clausura. In 1997, he had a trial with

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club

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and then had talks with Everton, but nothing came of either of these approaches and Vergara never played a competitive game in England.

Career statistics

International goals

Personal life

From 2009 to 2010 he performed as a

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for the channel Canal del Fútbol.

Honours

Player

;Colo-Colo *

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(3):

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, 1998

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vergara, Fernando 1970 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers 1997 Copa América players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Peru Audax Italiano footballers Universidad de Chile footballers C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers Colo-Colo footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Rayo Vallecano players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Unión Española footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Segunda División players Peruvian Primera División players Association football forwards Chilean football managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Magallanes managers Huachipato managers Deportes La Serena managers Deportes Iquique managers Deportes Temuco managers Cobreloa managers San Marcos de Arica managers Unión Española managers Deportes Antofagasta managers Deportes Puerto Montt managers Universidad de Concepción managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Association football commentators Chilean association football commentators Canal del Fútbol color commentators