Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero (born 16 February 1987) is a Venezuelan football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero | ||
Date of birth | (1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | FIU Golden Panthers | 44 | (15) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Brooklyn Knights | 15 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Monagas | 22 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Caracas | 58 | (1) |
2011 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Carabobo | 9 | (1) |
2014 | Deportivo Lara | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 45 | (3) |
2017 | New York Cosmos | 30 | (5) |
2018 | Indy Eleven | 25 | (1) |
Total | 214 | (17) | |
National team | |||
2010–2011 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Venezuela | 6 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2019–2020 | Indy Eleven (assistant) | ||
2021 | Phoenix Rising (assistant) | ||
2022 | Oakland Roots | ||
2022– | Phoenix Rising | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Guerra was the first signing made by the Rowdies' new general manager/head coach combo of Farrukh Quraishi and Thomas Rongen. Upon signing, coach Rongen praised Guerra's ability to read the pitch, as well as his leadership skills.[1]
Guerra was named Oakland Roots SC's new head coach on December 30, 2021.[2]
On August 18, 2022, Oakland Roots removed Guerra from his head coaching position following allegations he was in discussions with Phoenix Rising FC, a rival club, without permission while still under contract with Oakland.[3]
Guerra was officially announced as the new Phoenix Rising manager on August 22, 2022.[4]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Oakland Roots | ![]() |
January 1, 2022 | August 18, 2022 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 024.00 |
Phoenix Rising | ![]() |
August 22, 2022 | Present | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 040.00 |
Total | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 028.57 |
Phoenix Rising FC – current squad | |
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Current head coaches in the USL Championship | |
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Eastern Conference |
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Western Conference |
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Future expansion |
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