José Luis Sierra
José Luis "Coto" Sierra Villalpando (born December 5, 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luis Sierra Villalpando | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Palestino (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1988 | Unión Española | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1994 | Unión Española | 124 | (29) |
1989–1990 | → Real Valladolid (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1995 | São Paulo | 8 | (0) |
1996–2001 | Colo-Colo | 144 | (42) |
1999 | → Tigres (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2002–2009 | Unión Española | 217 | (51) |
Total | 509 | (123) | |
National team‡ | |||
1991–2000 | Chile | 53 | (8) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2015 | Unión Española | ||
2015–2016 | Colo-Colo | ||
2016–2018 | Al-Ittihad | ||
2018 | Shabab Al-Ahli | ||
2019 | Al-Ittihad | ||
2020– | Palestino | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 August 2007 |
Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long-time team Union Española. He studied in the Colegio Hispano Americano, which belongs to Spanish residents in Chile. In 2015, he became the new coach of Colo Colo.
Club career
Unión Española
Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española on November 1988 against the Universidad de Chile. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to Real Valladolid in Spain. However, during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused him to return to Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chilean national team. Sierra won the Copa Chile with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993.
Colo-Colo
After an unsuccessful stint in Brazil playing for São Paulo, he went on to spend three successful years with Colo-Colo, which saw his team capture the championship in all three seasons. Currently Sierra has found his way back to Unión Española, making a stop in between to play with UANL Tigres in Mexico for one season. He captured the Golden Boot in Chile (awarded to the best professional football player in Chile) in 2004 and 2005.
In 1997, it was widely rumoured that then Premier League side Everton manager Howard Kendall had made an approach to bring Sierra to Goodison Park. However, for unknown reasons, possibly relating to lack of sufficient capital, Kendall decided to pull the plug on the deal.
Return to Unión Española
Sierra announced his retirement in December 2008 and accepted the position of manager with his beloved Unión Española. He will continue on the position until the end of the Clausura 2009 tournament.
International career
Sierra was capped 53 times and scored eight goals for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 2000. He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal on a free-kick against Cameroon.
International goals
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[1]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 31 March 1993 | Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile | Bolivia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 13 June 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
3. | 21 June 1993 | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador | Brazil | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1993 Copa América |
4. | 31 May 1998 | Stade Municipal Tropenas, Montélimar, France | Tunisia | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
5. | 23 June 1998 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
6. | 3 July 1999 | Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1999 Copa América |
7. | 12 February 2000 | Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–2 | Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso |
8. | 22 March 2000 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Honduras | 2–1 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Coaching career
Sierra started coaching in 2010 of Chilean club Unión Española and spent five years there. He won the 2013 Torneo Transición with them. Unión won the Apertura Tournament of 2013, after defeating Colo-Colo 1–0 in the final match. In 2015, he became the coach of Colo-Colo. In only one season, he won the 2015 Torneo Apertura title with and also led them into the 2015 Copa Chile. On July 22, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with eight-time Saudi champions Al-Ittihad with an option to sign for another season.
Managerial statistics
- As of 25 January 2021
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Unión Española | 14 October 2010 | 18 May 2015 | 247 | 111 | 54 | 82 | 410 | 320 | +90 | 44.94 | |
Colo-Colo | 18 May 2015 | 20 July 2016 | 49 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 57.14 | |
Al-Ittihad | 22 July 2016 | 1 June 2018 | 63 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 118 | 91 | +27 | 53.97 | |
Shabab Al Ahli | 28 May 2018 | 14 October 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 42.86 | |
Al-Ittihad | 24 February 2019 | 19 October 2019 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 58.62 | |
Palestino | 11 November 2020 | Present | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 57.14 | |
Career totals | 409 | 201 | 88 | 120 | 710 | 527 | +183 | 49.14 |
Honours
Player
He played in Chile on the national soccer team for nine years, from 1991 to 2000.
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (3): 1996, 1997–C 1998
- Copa Chile (1): 1996
- Unión Española
- Copa Chile (3): 1989, 1992, 1993
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2005–A
Individual
Club
- Unión Española
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2015 Apertura
- Copa Chile: Runner-up 2015
- Ittihad FC
References
- "Chile - International Results - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Saudi Arabia - Crown Prince Cup 2016/17 - Football News, Results, Fixtures, Standings, Tables, Live Scores | Hailoo Sport". hailoosport.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- "Siera, Hamdalla named the best in April". Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links
- José Luis Sierra at National-Football-Teams.com