Alberto Suárez (football manager)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Giraldo.
Alberto Suárez
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Suárez Giraldo
Date of birth (1961-02-22) 22 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Managerial career
Years Team
1995–1996 River Plate de Buga
1996–1997 Lanceros Boyacá
1997–1998 Cortuluá
1999 Deportivo Pereira
2000–2004 América de Cali (youth)
2002 América de Cali (interim)
2004–2005 América de Cali
2005 Unión Magdalena
2006–2008 Cortuluá
2013–2014 Jaguares de Córdoba
2014–2015 Cúcuta Deportivo
2015–2016 América de Cali
2017–2019 Deportes Quindío
2020–2021 Jaguares de Córdoba
2021–2023 Envigado

José Alberto Suárez Giraldo (born 22 February 1961) is a Colombian football manager.

Career

Born in Cali, Suárez began his career with Categoría Primera B side River Plate de Buga in the 1995–96 season. In August 1996, he took over fellow league team Lanceros Boyacá,[1] and moved to Cortuluá in the following year; in May 1998, he resigned from the latter.[2]

In 2000, after a short period at Deportivo Pereira, Suárez joined América de Cali to work in the club's youth categories. For the 2004 season, he was named first team manager of América, after being an interim during the 2002 campaign.

Suárez left América in 2005, and subsequently managed Unión Magdalena in that year.[3] He returned to Cortuluá in 2006, leaving in 2008 to work at C.D. Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora as a coach.

Suárez returned to managerial duties on 6 June 2013, after taking over Jaguares de Córdoba.[4] He was named in charge of Cúcuta Deportivo on 12 June 2014,[5] but resigned the following 9 March.[6]

Suárez returned to América de Cali on 13 August 2015, as the club was struggling to achieve promotion from the second division.[7] He left the club in April of the following year,[8] and was subsequently replaced by Hernán Torres; América went on to finally achieve promotion back to the top tier as champions.

On 2 January 2017, Suárez was named at the helm of second division side Deportes Quindío.[9] After three seasons missing out promotion in the final stages, he left the club, and returned to Jaguares on 17 July 2020.[10]

Suárez opted to leave Jaguares in May 2021, and was named manager of Envigado shortly after.[11] He managed Envigado for two years, leaving on 25 July 2023 after a poor start to the 2023 Finalización tournament.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Lanceros vuelve y juega" [Lancero return and play] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 August 1996. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Estaba anunciada la renuncia de Suárez" [Suárez's resignation was very clear] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 11 May 1998. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Unión vuelve a la Primera B" [Unión return to Primera B] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Alberto Suárez es el nuevo técnico de Jaguares de Córdoba" [Alberto Suárez is the new manager of Jaguares de Córdoba] (in Spanish). El Universal. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Alberto Suárez, nuevo cacique del Cúcuta Deportivo" [Alberto Suárez, new chief of Cúcuta Deportivo] (in Spanish). La Opinión. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Alberto Suárez dejó de ser el técnico del Cúcuta Deportivo" [Alberto Suárez left as manager of Cúcuta Deportivo] (in Spanish). El País. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Alberto Suárez, nuevo técnico del América de Cali" [Alberto Suárez, new manager of América de Cali] (in Spanish). Vavel. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Alberto Suárez dejó de ser DT del América de Cali" [Alberto Suárez left as manager of América de Cali] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Alberto Suárez, nuevo técnico de Deportes Quindío" [Alberto Suárez, new manager of Deportes Quindío] (in Spanish). RCN Televisión. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Alberto Suárez DT de Jaguares por segunda ocasión" [Alberto Suárez manager of Jaguares for a second time] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Alberto Suárez, ex-Jaguares, ya consiguió equipo para la Liga" [Alberto Suárez, formerly of Jaguares, already got a team for the League] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Alberto Suárez dejó de ser el entrenador del Envigado: la Liga II-2023 ya tuvo su 'primera víctima'" [Alberto Suárez ceased to be the manager of Envigado: the 2023-II League already had its "first victim"] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.