Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez (born 14 August 1971) is Chilean former footballer that played as centre back in his years active. His last club was Coquimbo Unido.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | (1971-08-14) 14 August 1971 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Petorca, Chile | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Coquimbo Unido | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1998 | Coquimbo Unido | 156 | (12) |
1999–2008 | Cobreloa | 295 | (18) |
2009 | Coquimbo Unido | 34 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Deportes Iquique | 68 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Coquimbo Unido | 77 | (2) |
Total | 630 | (35) | |
National team | |||
1998–2005 | Chile | 27 | (4) |
1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2015–2020 | Coquimbo Unido (youth) | ||
2020– | Cobreloa (youth) | ||
2021– | Cobreloa (women) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fuentes made 24 appearances for Chile from 1998 to 2005.[1] In addition, he played for Chile B against England B on 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2-1.[2]
As a curiosity, he popularized a striking play what was called Culebra (Snake) due to the fact he threw himself to the ground to block Ronaldo in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Brazil on 6 June 2004.[3]
While he was a player of Coquimbo Unido, he studied at the INAF (Football National Institute) and graduated as a Football Manager in 2014.[4] So, he has coached the Youth Teams of both Coquimbo Unido[5] and Cobreloa.[6] In April 2021, he also was confirmed as the coach of Cobreloa women's team.[7]
Luis Fuentes, Director Técnico sub 17 y 19 recalcó que es muy relevante poder contar con el Establecimiento San Luis para la formación de los cadetes,
Chilean Footballer of the Year | |
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Chile squad – 2001 Copa América | ||
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Chile squad – 2004 Copa América | ||
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