Luis Grill Prieto (1928 – 21 April 2011), was an Argentine-born Chilean football player and manager who worked in Chile, Guatemala and Mexico.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Grill Prieto | ||
| Date of birth | 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 2011 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Santiago Morning | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| 1963–1964 | Municipal | ||
| 1966–1967 | León | ||
| 1968–1970 | Municipal | ||
| 1970 | América | ||
| 1971–1972 | Veracruz | ||
| 1973–1974 | Atlético Potosino | ||
| 1974 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 1977 | Atlético Potosino | ||
| 1985 | Tecos | ||
| 1982–1983 | Atlético Potosino | ||
| 1993–2000 | Municipal (youth) | ||
| 2000–2011 | Comunicaciones (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in 1928,[1] he played football in Chile as a defender for both Universidad Católica[2] and Santiago Morning[3] in the 1940s and the 1950s. In Universidad Católica, he played alongside players such as Sergio Livingstone, Rodolfo Almeyda, Andrés Prieto, among others.[4]
He graduated as a football manager in Santiago, Chile,[1] and coached Universidad Católica.[5]
He came to Guatemala in 1963 to lead Municipal, becoming the first Chilean who has coached it before Jaime Hormazábal, Javier Mascaró, Rolando Torino and Fernando Díaz. During his stints with Municipal, he led the team in thirteen derbies against Comunicaciones[6] and won two league titles in 1963–64 and 1969–70.[7]
In Mexico, he coached León, América, Veracruz, Atlético Potosino and Tecos.[5] With León,[8] he won the 1966–67 Copa México and with Atlético Potosino, he was in three stints: 1973–74, 1977 and 1982–83.[9]
His last works were as coach of the youth ranks of both Municipal and Comunicaciones.[10]
He naturalized Chilean by residence.[6]
Despite he had family in Guadalajara, Mexico, after coaching Tecos FC, he made his home in Guatemala and died at the age of 83 due to intestinal issues.[10]
Municipal
León
Grill Prieto is considered as the discoverer of important Guatemalan players such as Carlos Ruiz,[11] Gonzalo Romero, Marco Ciani, among others.[1]
After his death, Comunicaciones FC started the Copa Luis Grill Prieto in his honor, a friendly match where the club showed the squad for each season. The cup was played three times in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and Comunicaciones won the first two editions.[12]