José Manuel Sulantay Silva (3 April 1940 – 20 July 2023) was a Chilean football player and manager. He notably managed the Chile U20 and Chile U17 national team, leading the Chile U20 to a third-place finish at the

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in Canada. At a FIFA level, Sulantay is Chile's second most successful coach after

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Playing career

Sulantay was born in

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, Chile. As a youth player, he was with Atlético El Llano from his hometown. At professional level, he officially debuted with

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in 1957. There, he highlighted as

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. This allowed him being called to Chilean national U-20 team that participated in the 1958 South American Championship held in his country. After losing with Serena the 1959 Copa Chile final against

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, in 1960 he achieved with the team that season's

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edition. Equally, in 1959 he was the cup's top scorer with six goals alongside Juan Soto ―from

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― and Héctor Torres from Magallanes.

Managerial career

Early seasons: 1976–1989

After being promoted to

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's first adult team by

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(nicknamed «Cuá-cuá»), he was the manager of both

and

for twelve years.

Cobreloa

In 1992, he achieved a

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title with the club.

Chile youth teams: 2003–2007

During 2007 FIFA Youth World Cup, on 20 June, his team was involved in a clash with the

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after the players tried to cross security barriers to meet with fans, conflict that even extended to Harold Mayne-Nicholls —president of the ANFP— who was beaten by

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's police. These events even transcended beyond football by provoking complaints from the

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, the Chilean consul in Toronto and

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director

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. Days later also

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president Joseph Blatter condemned the violence from Canadian police. After Chile U20's performance in 2007 FIFA Youth World Cup, he was the candidate to replace

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in the adult national team. Nevertheless, on 30 July, he officially declined. Likewise, according to journalist Francisco Sagredo, this option didn't prosper because Sulantay would have broken the confidentiality pact by telling this possibility to media.

Municipal Iquique

On 5 January 2008, he joined

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side

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. On 11 September 2008, he renounced to Iquique's bench.

Return to Coquimbo

In early 2010, it was reported that he rejoined

Return to Cobreloa

On 20 January 2017, he was appointed new coach of

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Coaching style

According to him:

Political career

In 2012, he competed to be mayor of

as an independent with support from conservative party

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(«UDI»). However, he lost the elections against Cristian Galleguillos from

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, who obtained a 45,6% instead Sulantay's 27,5% (he finished second in the election).

Personal life

Sulantay had five children – José Carlo, Marcelo, Paula, and Carolina – along with his wife, Marcia Olivares. Marco Antonio is a journalist and politician who has served as Director of (National Sports Institute), (Regional Minister) and

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. Sulantay was honored as Illustrious Son of Coquimbo in 2007.

Death

José Sulantay died from a stroke in Coquimbo, on 20 July 2023, at the age of 83.

Honors

Player

Deportes La Serena * Segunda División de Chile:

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

* Copa Preparación:

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Individual *

top scorer:

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

Manager

Deportes La Serena * Segunda División de Chile:

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

Cobreloa *

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

Chile U20 *

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third place:

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References

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