Julio Comesaña
Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan naturalized Colombian[1] professional football manager and former football player.
Playing career
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[edit]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),[1] and Independiente Medellín (1980–1981) in Colombia.
Coaching career
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[edit]As a manager, Comesaña has coached 16 teams: Independiente Medellín (1982–1986, 1992, 2000 and 2021–2022), Deportivo Cali (1987 and 2012), Atlético Junior (1991, 1992–1994, 1997, 2002, 2008–2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019–2020 and 2022), 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. He also served as assistant coach of Leonel Álvarez in the Colombia national team in 2011.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Comesaña naturalized Colombian by residence in 1976.[1]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Categoría Primera A: 1972
- Categoría Primera A: 1977
Manager
[edit]- Categoría Primera A (3): 1993, 2018-II, 2019-I
- Copa Colombia (1): 2017
- Superliga Colombiana (1): 2020
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Julio Comesaña fue nombrado como ayudante del seleccionador de fútbol de Colombia". Cronica del Quindio (in Spanish). 12 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Avelino Julio Comesaña at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Julio Comesaña coach profile at Soccerway
- Julio Comesaña (Player) at PlaymakerStats.com
- Julio Comesaña (Manager) at PlaymakerStats.com
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Racing Club de Montevideo players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- Kimberley de Mar del Plata footballers
- Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan football managers
- Uruguayan expatriate football managers
- Naturalized citizens of Colombia
- Colombian football managers
- Colombian expatriate football managers
- Independiente Medellín managers
- Deportivo Cali managers
- Club Guaraní managers
- Danubio F.C. managers
- Atlético Junior managers
- Independiente Santa Fe managers
- Deportes Tolima managers
- Unión Española managers
- C.D. Cuenca managers
- Real Cartagena managers
- Deportivo Pereira managers
- Patriotas Boyacá managers
- Racing Club de Montevideo managers
- River Plate Montevideo managers
- Club Atlético Colón managers
- Categoría Primera A managers
- Paraguayan Primera División managers
- Uruguayan Primera División managers
- Chilean Primera División managers
- Argentine Primera División managers
- Expatriate football managers in Colombia
- Expatriate football managers in Paraguay
- Expatriate football managers in Chile
- Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
- Expatriate football managers in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Association football coaches
- 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen
- Uruguayan football midfielder stubs