Juan Luciano Pajuelo Chávez (born 23 September 1974) is a Peruvian

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manager and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Lima, Pajuelo played for most of his career with

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

and Universitario de Deportes in the Primera División Peruana. He also had spells with Los Andes and

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

in the Primera División Argentina, Atlas in the

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and Ionikos in the Greek Super League.

International career

Pajuelo also made 25 appearances for the senior Peru national football team from 1999 to 2003.

Coaching career

In March 2014, Pajuelo was hired as an assistant manager for his former club

Universitario Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

. On 1 September 2015, manager Luis Fernando Suárez was fired and Pajuelo took over as a caretaker manager. It only lasted for some days, before

Roberto Challe Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte, "Roberto Chale" (born 24 November 1946) is a Peruvian former football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders. He was born in Lima. He is also known as ''Maestro'' (Master) or ''Niño Terrible ...

was hired. Pajuelo left Universitario at the end of 2015, and became the manager of Atlético Torino for the 2016 season. He was fired on 19 May 2016 due to bad results. In July 2018, he then became the manager of Comerciantes Unidos. He was fired again after two months. In January 2019, he returned to

and was hired as the reserve team manager.Universitario de Deportes anunció a Juan Pajuelo como entrenador del equipo de Reservas
peru21.de, 4 January 2019

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* * 1974 births Living people Footballers from Lima Men's association football defenders Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers 2001 Copa América players Peruvian Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Super League Greece players Club Alianza Lima footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Atlético Universidad footballers Ionikos F.C. players Juan Aurich footballers Sport Boys footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Club Universitario de Deportes managers Deportivo Municipal managers Comerciantes Unidos managers {{Peru-footy-defender-stub