Leonardo Cuéllar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuéllar and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
Leonardo Cuéllar
Cuéllar with Mexico as depicted in a Panini trading card
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera
Date of birth (1954-01-14) 14 January 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 UNAM
1979–1981 San Diego Sockers 57 (9)
1980–1981 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 2 (0)
1981–1982 Atletas Campesinos
1982 San Jose Earthquakes 20 (0)
1982–1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) 25 (3)
1983–1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 51 (3)
International career
1973–1981 Mexico 40 (3)
Managerial career
1998–2016 Mexico women
2017–2021[3] América women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil.[4] He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2016.[5][6]

Playing career

Club

Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico.[7] He played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes and Golden Bay Earthquakes. He played for the Earthquakes during the NASL indoor seasons.

International

Cuéllar also represented the Mexico national football team 40 times, scoring 3 goals[8][9] and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Coaching

Personal life

He has an American-born son, Christopher Cuellar, who has coached Mexico women at under-17 and under-20 levels.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leonardo Cuellar Rivera". Liga MX (in Spanish). ligamx.net. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Leonardo Cuellar Rivera". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ El Universal (27 March 2021). "Leo Cuéllar se va del América, tras perder el Clásico ante Chivas". El Universal. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Leonardo Cuellar, nuevo tecnico del America". El Universal. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ Lewis, Michael (21 January 2012). "Mexico's Leonardo Cuellar Has Turned 'Las Tri' into a Global Power". Fox News. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. ^ Longman, Jere (10 June 1999). "SOCCER; Mexican World Cup Team Reaps Benefit of America's Special Export". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  7. ^ "1978-79 Season". Pumas. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  8. ^ Appearances for Mexico National Team - RSSSF
  9. ^ "Pre-Game Notes: U.S. WNT vs. Mexico - Oct. 21, 2005". U.S. Soccer Federation. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Leonardo Cuellar". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  11. ^ Márquez Tizano, Rodrigo; Vilchis, Raúl (11 October 2016). "Christopher Cuéllar: el hombre detrás de la Sub-17 femenil" [Christopher Cuellar: the man behind the women's under-17 team] (in Spanish). VICE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  12. ^ Luna Cruz, Édgar (13 August 2014). "México busca su pase en Sub-20" [Mexico seeks its pass in Under-20]. El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 16 July 2017.


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