Manuel Antonio Suárez Jiménez (born 28 February 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Antonio Suárez Jiménez | ||
Date of birth | (1972-02-28) 28 February 1972 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Unión Española | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Unión Española | ||
1992 | St. Gallen | ||
1993 | Unión Española | ||
1994 | Audax Italiano | ||
1995–1996 | Unión Española | ||
1997 | Unión San Felipe | ||
National team | |||
1994 | Chile U23 | ||
Teams managed | |||
2010–2011 | Universidad Católica (assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | Rosario Central (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | San Lorenzo (assistant) | ||
2014 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | León (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Chile (assistant) | ||
2018 | Saudi Arabia (assistant) | ||
2022 | Cortuluá | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Santiago, Suárez started his career with Unión Española in 1990. He also played for Audax Italiano and Unión San Felipe in his home country, aside from a short spell at Swiss side FC St. Gallen before retiring in 1997.[1] In an international level, he played for the Chile under-23 national team in 1994.[2][3]
After retiring, Suárez started working as a goalkeeping coach until joining Universidad Católica in 2003.[2] In 2010, after Juan Antonio Pizzi was named manager of the club's first team, Suárez was named as his assistant.
Suárez followed Pizzi to Rosario Central,[2] San Lorenzo,[4] Valencia,[5] León[6] and the Chile[7] and Saudi Arabia national teams,[8] always as his assistant. He left the latter in September 2018, and returned to his home country to work at Deportes La Serena as a sports consultant.[9]
On 3 January 2022, Suárez was announced as manager of Categoría Primera A side Cortuluá for the 2022 season.[10] On 2 May, he was sacked.[11]