Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born 23 December 1959) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of the

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. Suárez has managed in six

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n countries: Colombia,

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, Honduras,

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and Costa Rica.

Managerial career

Suárez led the

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to the round of 16 at the

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and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second consecutive

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. He has enjoyed hero status in

and Colombia, leading

to their best showing in a

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in 2006. Reaching the second round by inflicting defeats on

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and Costa Rica, they lost to

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1–0 after a David Beckham free kick sailed into the net. Suárez was offered to keep coaching the Ecuador national team till the next

in 2010. Following a poor 2007 Copa América, many people wanted him out. Suárez stated that he would not resign and would improve his results. Suárez got off to the worst possible start for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, losing 1–0 at home to

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and receiving a 5–0 hammering by

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. After another hammering defeat 5–1 to

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, he resigned irrevocably his position as head coach, immediately after the end of the match. On October 2009 he signed with Juan Aurich, a Peruvian football team.

Honors

;As a player

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* Copa Libertadores:

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;As a manager

* Categoría Primera A:

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Managerial statistics

References

External links

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