Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born 23 December 1959) is a Colombian

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manager and former player who played as a defender. Suárez has managed in six Latin American countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Managerial career

Suárez led the Ecuador national team 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 Ecuador and Colombia, leading

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to their best showing in a

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. Reaching the second round by inflicting defeats on

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and

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, they lost to

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1–0 after a

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free kick sailed into the net. Suárez was offered to keep coaching the Ecuador national team till the next

in 2010. Following a poor

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, 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. In October 2009 he signed with Juan Aurich, a Peruvian football team.

Honors

;As a player

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;As a manager

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Managerial statistics

References

1959 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Colombian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Atlético Nacional footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players Deportivo Pereira footballers Categoría Primera A players Colombian football managers Atlético Nacional managers Deportivo Cali managers Deportes Tolima managers S.D. Aucas managers Ecuador national football team managers Juan Aurich managers Honduras national football team managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Dorados de Sinaloa managers Atlético Junior managers Atlético Bucaramanga managers Costa Rica national football team managers Peruvian Primera División managers Liga MX managers 2006 FIFA World Cup managers 2007 Copa América managers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers 2014 FIFA World Cup managers 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers 2022 FIFA World Cup managers 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers Colombian expatriate football managers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Honduras Expatriate football managers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica La Equidad managers Deportivo Pereira managers 20th-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub