Julio Comesaña
Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player currently in charge of Colombian club Atlético Junior.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Avelino Comesaña López | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1948 | ||
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Club
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.
Coaching career
Club
As a manager, Comesaña has coached 16 teams: Independiente Medellín (1982–1986, 1992, and 2000), 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.
Honours
References
External links
- Avelino Julio Comesaña at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Julio Comesaña coach profile at Soccerway