Reinaldo Rueda

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Reinaldo Rueda
Personal information
Full name Reinaldo Rueda Rivera
Date of birth (1957-04-16) 16 April 1957 (age 64)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Club information
Current team
 Colombia (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
1994–1997 Cortuluá
1997–1998 Deportivo Cali
2002 Independiente Medellín
2002–2004 Colombia U-20
2004–2006 Colombia
2007–2010 Honduras
2010–2014 Ecuador
2015–2017 Atlético Nacional
2017 Flamengo
2018–2021[1] Chile
2021– Colombia
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Colombia (as manager)
Copa América
Bronze medal – third place 2021
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rueda and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Reinaldo Rueda Rivera (born April 16, 1957 in Cali) is a Colombian football manager who is currently in charge of the Colombia national football team. In 2011, Rueda was naturalized as a Honduran citizen.[2]

When the coach of the Colombia U-20 team, they finished 3rd in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. The Colombia U-17 team finished 4th at the U-17 World Cup.

After an unfavorable start to 2006 World Cup Qualifying, (only 1 point after 5 games) the Colombian Football Federation promoted Rueda to senior coach. Colombia failed to qualify to the 2006 World Cup, but Rueda had lifted them from near last on the CONMEBOL qualification to 6th place. Honduras, under his direction, succeeded in gaining a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Background and career[]

Rueda holds a physical education degree. He completed his master's degree at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany, where he also gained proficiency in the German language.[3] He has been a university professor and has taught several courses at the Colombian National Coaches School. He has continued his studies in Europe, attending FIFA and UEFA updating courses.

As a football player, Rueda played for emerging clubs in amateur and college competitions. In Colombia, Rueda was coach of Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Cali, and Cortuluá.

Colombia national team[]

As a coach, Rueda has been in charge of the Colombia U-17, U-20, U-21, U-23, and Senior teams. Rueda made the final qualifying rounds with the Colombia U-21 in the Toulon Tournament in France in 2000 and 2001. In the first tournament, During Rueda's tenure, Colombia beat Ireland (1–0), Ghana (4–1), and Côte d'Ivoire (3–1). Against Portugal on June 3, Colombia won the championship in a game that ended in a penalty shootouts (3–1).

When Colombia got to the finals in 2001, they finished 2nd. At the 2003 U-20 tournament in Uruguay, Reinaldo Rueda assured his Colombia team a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 10 year hiatus. His successes promoted him to become the coach of the senior side in 2004 for the task to qualify for 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, it proved to be a failure, and Rueda was sacked after two years in charge.

Honduras national team[]

Rueda took the helm of the Honduras national football team in January 2007, and led the team to qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, ending 28 years of drought.[4] However, he came under intense scrutiny following criticism of his tactics as the team exited the World Cup at the first stage. On July 28, 2010, Rueda stepped down as Honduras coach after three years at the helm.

Ecuador national team[]

In August 2010, Rueda took charge as manager of the Ecuador national team. At the 2011 Copa América, the team finished last in a group with Brazil, Venezuela and Paraguay. On 11 October 2013, Ecuador secured a crucial 1–0 win over direct rivals Uruguay in the 17th round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Four days later, even with an Ecuador loss to Chile and a Uruguay win over Argentina in the final round with both teams tying for points and wins, Rueda's side clinched direct qualification with a fourth-place finish due to a better goal difference. At the World Cup, Ecuador exited in the group stage placed third following a 2–1 loss to Switzerland, a 2–1 win over Honduras and a 0–0 draw to France.

Atlético Nacional[]

On 6 June 2015, Rueda was appointed at Atlético Nacional. In December, the team won the 2015 Torneo Finalización, Rueda's inaugural title in charge of a senior side. Atlético Nacional started off the 2016 season with a 5–0 aggregate win over Deportivo Cali in the Superliga. In the Copa Libertadores, the team had the best campaign in the group stage, with five wins and one draw; in the knockout rounds, they beat Huracán, Rosario Central and São Paulo, before facing Independiente del Valle in the finals and winning the title with an aggregate 2–1 win. They additionally reached the Copa Sudamericana finals that year, finishing as runners-up as the club's board decided to concede the title to Chapecoense. In 2017, Atlético faced Chapecoense in the Recopa Sudamericana and won 6–2 aggregate. Rueda left the club in June, after adding another league title to his tally with the 2017 Apertura.

Flamengo[]

On 14 August 2017, Rueda joined Brazilian club Flamengo. Under his management, the team reached the finals of the 2017 Copa do Brasil and the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, finishing as runners-up in both competitions. He left at the end of the season, after securing qualification for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage with a sixth-place finish in the Série A.

Chile national team[]

On 8 January 2018, Rueda returned to international management and took charge of the Chile national team. His first match was on 24 March, a 2–1 friendly win over Sweden. At the 2019 Copa América, Chile finished second place in Group C behind Uruguay; in the quarter-finals, they knocked Colombia out in the penalty shootouts after a goalless draw in regulation time. The team finished the tournament in fourth place following a 3–0 loss to Peru in the semifinals and a 2–1 loss to Argentina in the third place play-off. His stint with Chile ended short when Chile only gained four points after the four first matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Return to the Colombia national team[]

On 14 January 2021, the Colombian Football Federation announced Rueda's return to the national team. He made his returning debut in the match against Peru for the second time, having faced the same opponent in the same qualification as coach of Chile.

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 16 January 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Colombia U-20 July 1992 June 1993 9 3 3 3 033.33
Cortuluá 1994 1997 124 32 43 49 025.81
Deportivo Cali 1997 1999 63 28 15 20 044.44
Colombia U-20 1999 2002 12 6 4 2 050.00
Colombia January 2002 June 2002 3 1 1 1 033.33
Independiente Medellín 2002 2002 10 3 3 4 030.00
Colombia U-20 July 2003 June 2004 19 10 4 5 052.63
Colombia February 2004 September 2006 43 18 13 12 041.86
Honduras January 2007 July 2010 53 31 5 17 058.49
Ecuador August 2010 June 2014 50 19 17 14 038.00
Atlético Nacional June 2015 June 2017 147 85 39 23 057.82
Flamengo August 2017 January 2018 31 13 10 8 041.94
Chile January 2018 January 2021 27 9 8 10 033.33
Colombia January 2021 present 18 5 10 3 027.78
Total 609 263 175 171 043.19

Honors[]

Atlético Nacional

References[]

  1. ^ La Prensa, Newspaper (31 December 2020). "Confirmed: Reinaldo Rueda is no longer the coach of La Roja". LaTercera.com. LaTercera.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ La Prensa, Newspaper (21 April 2010). "Rueda got his honduran citizenship". Laprensa.hn. LaPrensa.hn. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Rabe, Tobias. "WM-Vorschau Ecuador: Höhenluft als Heimvorteil". Faz.net.
  4. ^ Reinaldo Rueda at ESPN

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