José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player. He is the manager of Al-Wehda. Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long-time team

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. He studied in the ''Colegio Hispano Americano'', which belongs to Spanish residents in Chile. In 2015, he became the new coach of

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Club career

Unión Española

Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española on November 1988 against the

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. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to

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in Spain. However, during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused him to return to Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chile national team. Sierra won the Copa Chile with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993.

Colo-Colo

After an unsuccessful stint in Brazil playing for

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, he went on to spend three successful years with

, which saw his team capture the championship in all three seasons. Currently Sierra has found his way back to Unión Española, making a stop in between to play with

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in Mexico for one season. He captured the Golden Boot in Chile (awarded to the best professional football player in Chile) in 2004 and 2005. In 1997, it was widely rumoured that then

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side Everton manager

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had made an approach to bring Sierra to

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. However, for unknown reasons, possibly relating to lack of sufficient capital, Kendall decided to pull the plug on the deal.

Return to Unión Española

Sierra announced his retirement in December 2008 and accepted the position of manager with his beloved

. He will continue on the position until the end of the Clausura 2009 tournament.

International career

Sierra was capped 53 times and scored eight goals for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2000. He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal on a free-kick against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Coaching career

Sierra started coaching in 2010 of Chilean club

and spent five years there. He won the 2013 Torneo Transición with them. Unión won the Apertura Tournament of 2013, after defeating

1–0 in the final match. In 2015, he became the coach of

. In only one season, he won the 2015 Torneo Apertura title with and also led them into the

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. On July 22, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with eight-time Saudi champions

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with an option to sign for another season. On 7 November 2021, Sierra was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai. On 20 October 2022, Sierra was appointed as manager of Al-Wehda.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

He played in Chile on the national soccer team for nine years, from 1991 to 2000.

Club

;Colo-Colo *

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(3): 1996, 1997–C

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(1): 1996 ;Unión Española *

(3):

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, 1992,

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(1): 2005–A

Individual

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: 2005

Manager

Club

;Unión Española *

(1): 2013 Transición ;Colo-Colo *

(1): 2015 Apertura *

: Runner-up 2015 ;Ittihad FC *

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Individual

* Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: April 2019

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sierra, Jose Luis 1968 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Association football midfielders Chilean people of Asturian descent Chilean people of Spanish descent Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers Unión Española footballers Real Valladolid players São Paulo FC players Colo-Colo footballers Tigres UANL footballers Chilean Primera División players La Liga players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga MX players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players Expatriate footballers in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Brazil Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean football managers Unión Española managers Colo-Colo managers Ittihad FC managers Al Ahli Club (Dubai) managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Al-Ta'ee managers Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) managers Chilean Primera División managers Saudi Professional League managers UAE Pro League managers Chilean expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates