Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos (August 27, 1945 – November 5, 2008) was a Peruvian

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player.

Club career

He was a defender and mainly played in

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in the 1970s.

International career

Cuéllar made nine appearances for the senior

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from 1971 to 1975.

Career as manager

Cuéllar was also a successful trainer, leading San Agustin (a very small club from Lima) to win the Peruvian Championship (called "Descentralizado"). He repeated that success with Universitario de Deportes in 1990.

Personal

Cuéllar died 5 November 2008 in Lima.

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* 1945 births 2008 deaths People from the Department of Moquegua Men's association football defenders Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian Primera División players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers León de Huánuco footballers Peruvian football managers León de Huánuco managers Peru national football team managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers 1987 Copa América managers FBC Melgar managers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres managers 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen {{Peru-footy-defender-stub