José Luis Sierra
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Al-Tai (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 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Palestino | ||
| 2021– | Al-Tai | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
José Luis "Coto" Sierra Villalpando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player who is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
On 7 November 2021, Sierra was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.[2]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 18 March 2022
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 56.25 |
| Palestino |
|
11 November 2020 | 16 August 2021 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 41.30 |
| Al-Tai |
|
7 November 2021 | Present | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 37.50 |
| Career totals | 460 | 219 | 96 | 145 | 778 | 601 | +177 | 47.61 | |||
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[]
Manager[]
Club[]
- Unión Española
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2015 Apertura
- Copa Chile: Runner-up 2015
- Ittihad FC
Individual[]
- Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: April 2019[4]
References[]
- ^ "Chile - International Results - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "خوسيه سييرا مدربا الطائي".
- ^ "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
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- Living people
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- Chilean people of Asturian descent
- Chilean people of Spanish descent
- Chilean footballers
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- Chile international footballers
- São Paulo FC players
- Colo-Colo footballers
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- Real Valladolid players
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- La Liga players
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- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
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- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Chilean football managers
- Unión Española managers
- Colo-Colo managers
- Ittihad FC managers
- Club Deportivo Palestino managers
- Al-Ta'ee managers
- Saudi Professional League managers
- UAE Pro League managers
- Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Chilean expatriate football managers