Luis Fernando Tena
Luis Fernando Tena Garduño (born 20 January 1958 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Luis Fernando Tena is also known as Tena De Oro due to winning the Gold Medal at the 2012 Olympic games in London while coaching the Mexico Olympic national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Fernando Tena Garduño | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Juárez (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1982 | Atlético Español | 190 | (2) |
1982–1983 | Oaxtepec | 32 | (0) |
1983–1986 | Guadalajara | 46 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Atlante | 45 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1994–1996 | Cruz Azul | ||
1996–1997 | Tecos | ||
1997–2000 | Cruz Azul | ||
2000–2001 | Morelia | ||
2002–2003 | Santos Laguna | ||
2004 | Cruz Azul | ||
2005–2006 | Chiapas | ||
2006–2007 | América | ||
2008–2009 | Morelia | ||
2009–2010 | Chiapas | ||
2010–2013 | Mexico (assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | Mexico U-23 | ||
2013 | Mexico (caretaker) | ||
2014–2015 | Cruz Azul | ||
2016 | León | ||
2017–2018 | Querétaro | ||
2019–2020 | Guadalajara | ||
2021– | Juárez | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He coached the Mexico Olympic national team that won the Football Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Tena began his coaching career in 1994 with Cruz Azul, a squad which he has guided on three occasions. Aside from stints at Cruz Azul and Morelia, Tena has coached Santos Laguna, Chiapas and Tecos UAG. His brother, Alfredo Tena, a former Club América player and manager, served as an assistant coach for Luis. On 16 March 2008 Tena was named the new coach of Monarcas Morelia, he was fired on 20 February 2009 and was later named as the head coach to Chiapas on 6 May 2009.
After a slow start to Primera División de México Bicentenario 2010 tournament, Tena was later let go from his head coach position from Chiapas in early January, 2010.
On 7 September 2013 Mexico's Olympic gold medal-winning coach Luis Fernando Tena took temporary control of the Mexico national football team following the departure of Jose Manuel de la Torre.[1]
On 11 September 2013, Tena was released as Mexico national team coach.[2]
On 10 December 2013, Tena was confirmed as the new head coach of Cruz Azul for a fourth term. He signed a contract with Cruz Azul for 18 months. On May 29, 2015 Tena was fired from the club.
Honours
Club
- Cruz Azul
- Morelia
International
- Mexico
- Pan American Games: 2011
- CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2012
- Toulon Tournament: 2012[3]
- Summer Olympics: 2012
Notes
References
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130907/mexico-soccer-luis-fernando-tena.ap/
- http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1550458/mexico-fires-luis-fernando-tena-hires-victor-manuel-vucetich?cc=5739
- Gomez, Eric (1 July 2012). "Mexico U23 3–0 Turkey U23: El Tri win their first Toulon tournament". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.