Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player. He is the current manager of Categoría Primera A club Atlético Junior.
![]() Comesaña with Independiente Medellín in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio Avelino Comesaña López | ||
Date of birth | (1948-03-10) 10 March 1948 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Junior (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1967 | Peñarol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1968 | Racing Montevideo | ||
1969–1970 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | 29 | (1) |
1971 | Kimberley | 11 | (0) |
1972–1973 | Millonarios | 26 | (0) |
1973 | Atlético Junior | 25 | (2) |
1974 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 4 | (0) |
1975–1979 | Atlético Junior | 210 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Independiente Medellín | 44 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1982–1986 | Independiente Medellín | ||
1987 | Deportivo Cali | ||
1988 | Guaraní | ||
1989–1990 | Danubio | ||
1991 | Atlético Junior | ||
1992 | Independiente Medellín | ||
1992–1994 | Atlético Junior | ||
1995–1996 | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
1996 | Deportes Tolima | ||
1996 | Unión Española | ||
1997 | Atlético Junior | ||
2000 | Independiente Medellín | ||
2002 | Atlético Junior | ||
2003–2004 | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
2005 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
2006 | Real Cartagena | ||
2008–2009 | Atlético Junior | ||
2011 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
2011 | Colombia (assistant) | ||
2012 | Deportivo Cali | ||
2013–2014 | Patriotas | ||
2014 | Atlético Junior | ||
2015–2016 | Sud América | ||
2016 | Racing Montevideo | ||
2016 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
2017 | Atlético Junior | ||
2018 | Atlético Junior | ||
2019 | Colón de Santa Fe | ||
2019–2020 | Atlético Junior | ||
2021–2022 | Independiente Medellín | ||
2022– | Atlético Junior | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967–1968) in Uruguay; Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (1969–1970), Kimberley (1971), and Ferro Carril Oeste (1974) in Argentina; Millonarios (1972–1973), Atlético Junior (1973, and 1975–1979), and Independiente Medellín (1980–1981) in Colombia.
As a manager, Comesaña has coached 16 teams: Independiente Medellín (1982–1986, 1992, 2000 and 2021–2022), Deportivo Cali (1987 and 2012), Atlético Junior (1991, 1992–1994, 1997, 2002, 2008–2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019), Independiente Santa Fe (1995–1996 and 2003–2004), Deportes Tolima (1996), Real Cartagena (2006), Deportivo Pereira (2011), and Patriotas (2013–2014) in Colombia; Guaraní (1988) in Paraguay; Danubio (1989–1990), Sud América (2015–2016), Racing Montevideo (2016), and River Plate Montevideo (2016) in Uruguay; Unión Española (1996) in Chile; Deportivo Cuenca (2005) in Ecuador; Colón de Santa Fe (2019) in Argentina.
Atlético Junior – current squad | |
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Current Categoría Primera A managers | |
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Danubio F.C. – managers | |
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Unión Española – managers | |
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Deportivo Cali – managers | |
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