Luis Fernando Suárez

This article is about the Colombian football team manager. For other people named Luis Suárez, see Luis Suárez (disambiguation).

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.

Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán

Personal information
Full name	Luis Fernando Suárez
Date of birth	(1959-12-23) December 23, 1959
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sinaloa (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1993	Atlético Nacional
1994–1995	Deportivo Pereira
Managerial career
1999–2000	Atlético Nacional
2001	Deportivo Cali
2001	Deportes Tolima
2003–2004	Aucas
2004–2007	Ecuador
2008	Aucas
2009	Atlético Nacional
2009–2010	Juan Aurich
2011–2014	Honduras
2015	Universitario
2015–	Sinaloa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born December 23, 1959 in Medellín) is a Colombian retired football player and current manager of Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa.

Managerial career

Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second consecutive World Cup. He has enjoyed hero status in Ecuador and Colombia, leading Ecuador to their best showing in a FIFA World Cup in 2006. Reaching the second round by inflicting defeats on Poland and Costa Rica, they lost to England 1-0 after a David Beckham free kick sailed into the net.

Suárez was offered to keep coaching the Ecuadorian national team till the next World Cup in 2010. Following a poor Copa America 2007, 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 Venezuela and receiving a 5-0 hammering by Brazil. After another hammering defeat 5-1 to Paraguay, he resigned irrevocably his position as head coach, immediately after the end of the match, on October 2009 he signed with Juan Aurich a Peruvian football team.

Honors

As a player

Atlético Nacional

• Copa Libertadores: 1989

As a manager

Atlético Nacional

• Categoría Primera A: 1999