Juan Reynoso (footballer) explained

Juan Reynoso
Fullname:Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán
Height:1.81 m
Birth Date:28 December 1969
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Position:Defender
Years1:1986–1990
Clubs1:Alianza Lima
Years2:1990–1991
Clubs2:Sabadell
Caps2:14
Goals2:0
Years3:1991–1992
Clubs3:Alianza Lima
Years4:1993–1994
Clubs4:Universitario
Years5:1994–2002
Clubs5:Cruz Azul
Caps5:236
Goals5:12
Years6:2002–2004
Clubs6:Necaxa
Caps6:75
Goals6:2
Nationalyears1:1986–2000
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:84
Nationalgoals1:5
Manageryears1:2004–2006
Manageryears2:2007–2008
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Manageryears4:2010
Manageryears5:2011
Manageryears6:2012
Manageryears7:2013–2014
Manageryears8:2014–2017
Manageryears9:2017–2019
Manageryears10:2019
Manageryears11:2019–2020
Manageryears12:2021–2022
Manageryears13:2022–2023
Managerclubs1:Necaxa (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Coronel Bolognesi
Managerclubs3:Universitario
Managerclubs4:Juan Aurich
Managerclubs5:Sporting Cristal
Managerclubs6:Cruz Azul (assistant)
Managerclubs7:Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Managerclubs8:Melgar
Managerclubs9:Puebla (assistant)
Managerclubs10:Real Garcilaso
Managerclubs11:Puebla
Managerclubs12:Cruz Azul
Managerclubs13:Peru

Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán (born December 28, 1969, in Lima) is a Peruvian professional manager and former footballer.

He started his playing career in his native Peru where he played for Alianza Lima from 1986 to 1990. He made over 230 appearances with Cruz Azul where he served as captain and let the team to a historic treble in the 1996–97 season. He later joined Necaxa and retired in 2004 after making playing over 75 games.

At the international level Reynoso capped for the Peru, with 84 appearances from 1986 to 2000, serving as captain from 1993 to 1999. He represented the team at five Copa America tournaments in 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999. He also captained the team to reach the semi-finals of 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup his final tournament.

Club career

Reynoso started his career in Peru, where he played for Alianza Lima from 1986 to 1990. He later joined Spanish club Sabadell in 1990, with the club featuring in the Segunda División at the time.

In his only season with the Barcelona-based club, he played 14 league matches and returned to Alianza Lima the following year. He stayed with Alianza Lima until 1992 before signing for fellow Peruvian club Universitario in January 1993.[1] In his first season with the club he won his first career title as the club won the Peruvian Primera División in the 1993 season.

In July 1994, he moved to Mexico and joined Liga MX Cruz Azul where he would end up playing for eight years from 1994 to 2002. He won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1996 with the club.[2]

During the 1996–97 season he was a key member of the Cruz Azul side that won 1996–97 Copa México after they won by a 2–0 victory over Toros Neza in the final.

In 1997, he captained the club to the Primera División de México Invierno 1997 title ending a 17-year championship drought. Alongside that he led them to retain their CONCACAF Champions' Cup for the 1997 season after Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 in the final, completing a continental treble, the second time in the club's in history.[3] He joined Mexican club Necaxa in 2002. In 2004, he announced his retirement from playing football after almost 20 years of playing.[4]

International career

Reynoso obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals.[5] He made his debut on January 28, 1986, against PR China (1-3), when he was aged sixteen (and 31 days). Reynoso played his last international match for his native country on February 23, 2000, against Colombia (1–2). He served as captain of the side from 1993 to 1999.[6] He featured in five Copa America tournaments namely 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999.

He also captained the team to reach the semi-finals of 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup his final tournament.

Managerial career

Reynoso started his coaching career immediately after retiring at Club Necaxa in 2004 and was appointed as the assistant coach of the club serving under Raúl Arias.[7] He played that role until 2006.

Bolognesi

In 2007, he returned to his native Peru and was appointed as the head coach of Coronel Bolognesi. He led the club to their first league title in the history of the club (78 years) by winning the 2007 Torneo Clausura.[8] [9]

In 2012, he returned to his former Cruz Azul to serve as the assistant coach to Enrique Meza, the coach who signed him for the club in 1994. He moved on to serve as the head coach of Cruz Azul Hidalgo from 2013 to 2014.[10]

Melgar

Reynoso moved back to his native Peru and signed for Melgar in January 2014. In 2015, he led the club to the 2015 Torneo Clausura and ultimately the 2015 Peruvian Primera División to end their 34-year championship drought. in 2017, he also led the team to the 2017 Torneo de Verano beating UTC via a penalty shootout in the finals after a 2–2 aggregate in the double legged final.[11] [12] This resulted in him winning his third league title at the end of his three-year tenure.

Puebla

After his exploits with Melgar, he moved back to Mexico in October 2019 to serve as the assistant coach to Enrique Meza, this time at Liga MX club Puebla. After spending two years with as assistant at Puebla, in March 2019, he returned to Peru to serve the head coach of Real Garcilaso, now Cusco FC.

After five months, he returned to Puebla as he had been appointed as their new head coach in August 2019. During the 2020 Liga MX Apertura, he led the club to eliminate reigning champions Monterrey in a penalty shootout to qualify to the quarter-finals. During the quarter-finals, they defeated eventual winners Leon by 2–1 in the first leg, however they were beaten 2–0 by Leon in the second leg of the quarterfinals and were eliminated by 3–2 on aggregate. Following the club's quarterfinal exit from the tournament, he was sacked in December 2020.[13] During his tenure he guided Puebla to 14 wins, eight draws and 19 losses.[14] He was later replaced by Nicolás Larcamón.[15]

Cruz Azul

In January 2021, Reynoso was appointed the head coach of his former club Cruz Azul, replacing Luis Armando González who was working in a caretaker role.[16] [17] He won his four out of his first six matches in charge picking up the 12 points, the highest in a Cruz Azul's manager's debut in the last six years.[18]

On May 31, 2021, he led Cruz Azul in making history by winning the Liga MX when Cruz Azul beat Santos Laguna 2–1 on aggregate in the final to claim the Guardianes 2021 season title. It was the club's ninth in all, but the first in 24 years, ending a title drought for the Los Azules since 1997 when he captained them to win the trophy.[19] With the win he also became the club's first foreign-born manager to win the title. He also became the first to win a league title as both a player and a coach for Cruz Azul in the club's history.[20]

On July 18, 2021, Reynoso led Cruz Azul to the 2021 Campeón de Campeones beating León by 2–1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.[21] [22] [23] The match was between Liga MX season's Apertura and Clausura champions with León being the Apertura Champion.[24]

On 18 May 2022, Reynoso was dismissed by Cruz Azul.[25]

Peru

On 3 August 2022, Reynoso was presented as the new Head Coach of Peru's national football team, after the successful management of Ricardo Gareca. He left Mexico, and his 1st match would be against Mexico with a 1–0 loss. He would pick up his 1st win with Peru on September 27, 2022, in a 4–1 win against El Salvador. He would then win against Paraguay and Bolivia, both 1-0 just before the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

After failing to gain a win after 6 matches in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Peru were sitting on 2 points. Reports had come in that Peru were searching for a new Head Coach.[26] On 23 November 2023, Juan Carlos Oblitas would officially state that Reynoso wouldn't resume being the manager of Peru.[27] On 13 December 2023, the Peruvian Football Federation published a statement, confirming Reynoso’s departure.[28]

Career statistics

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru198630
198730
198840
1989162
199000
199100
199210
1993191
199430
199510
199692
1997110
199820
199980
200040
Total845

International goals

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 July 1989Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador2–42–51989 Copa América
2.25 July 1989 Estadio Nacional, Santiago1–2Friendly
3.27 June 1993Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito2–42–41993 Copa América
4.2 June 1996Estadio Nacional, Lima1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.10 November 1996Estadio Nacional, Lima1–04–1

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Coronel Bolognesi1 April 200723 November 2008
Universitario23 December 20081 July 2010
Juan Aurich18 August 201030 December 2010
Sporting Cristal20 April 201123 November 2011
Cruz Azul Hidalgo1 January 201331 December 2013
Melgar8 January 20141 October 2017
Real Garcilaso25 March 201920 August 2019
Puebla26 August 20195 December 2020
Cruz Azul2 January 202118 May 2022
Peru3 August 202222 November 2023
Total

Honours

Player

Universitario de Deportes

Cruz Azul

1996–97

1996, 1997

Manager

Bolognesi

Universitario de Deportes

FBC Melgar

Cruz Azul

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juan Reynoso Football Database EU Profile. 27 September 2021. www.footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Web site: Marrón. Jorge. 22 May 2021. Juan Reynoso, el 'hombre-milagro' que podría romper la maldición del Cruz Azul. 28 September 2021. MARCA. es-MX.
  3. Web site: Gomez. Eric. 1 June 2021. What Cruz Azul's Liga MX title means for the club and 'cruzazulear'. 24 September 2021. ESPN.com. en.
  4. Web site: A. Santos. Marlene. 22 December 2004. Juan Reynoso deja el juego y será asistente de Arias. 26 September 2021. www.jornada.com.mx.
  5. Web site: Juan Reynoso - International Appearances. 27 September 2021. RSSSF.
  6. Web site: 4 October 2017. Selección: Paolo Guerrero y los delanteros de Perú. 26 November 2017. El Comercio. Empresa Editora El Comercio. es.
  7. Web site: 21 December 2004. Anuncia Juan Reynoso su retiro del futbol. 26 September 2021. www.mediotiempo.com. es-MX.
  8. Web site: Serrano. Rodrigo. 30 May 2021. The reasons why Cruz Azul will win the championship. 24 September 2021. AS.com.
  9. Web site: Marrón. Jorge. 27 May 2021. Los 25 datos de la final del Guardianes 2021. 28 September 2021. MARCA. es-MX.
  10. Web site: 3 January 2021. Cruz Azul names Juan Reynoso as their new head coach. 24 September 2021. FMF State Of Mind.
  11. Web site: 1 June 2017. Melgar, campeón del Torneo de Verano en los penaltis. 25 September 2021. AS.com. es.
  12. Web site: Redacción DT. 31 May 2017. ¡Melgar campeón del Torneo de Verano! Ganó 4-3 en penales a UTC de Cajamarca DEPORTE-TOTAL. 25 September 2021. El Comercio Perú. es.
  13. Web site: Flores Aldana. Omar. 1 December 2020. Juan Reynoso fue destituido como técnico de Puebla; Larcamón su sustituto más probable. 13 December 2020. ESPN. es.
  14. Web site: 6 December 2020. Mexico's Puebla sack Peruvian coach Reynoso - Xinhua English.news.cn. 24 September 2021. www.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua News Agency.
  15. Web site: 9 December 2020. Nicolás Larcamón, designado nuevo director técnico del Puebla. 13 December 2020. ESPN. es.
  16. Web site: 7 January 2021. Cruz Azul: Juan Reynoso fue presentado oficialmente como DT de La Máquina. 16 January 2021. Récord. es.
  17. Web site: Serrano. Rodrigo. 4 January 2021. Cruz Azul appoint Juan Reynoso as their new head coach. 24 September 2021. AS.com.
  18. Web site: 18 February 2021. Juan Reynoso has the best debut as Cruz Azul coach in the last six years. 28 September 2021. Ruetir.
  19. Web site: Serrano. Rodrigo. 31 May 2021. Cruz Azul reach glory and end 24-year championship drought. 23 September 2021. AS.com. en.
  20. Web site: Serrano. Rodrigo. 31 May 2021. Juan Reynoso could be first to win a title for Cruz Azul as both a player and a coach. 26 September 2021. AS.com.
  21. Web site: 19 July 2021. Campeón de Campeones Liga MX 2020-2021: Cuándo es y quiénes lo jugaron. 2021-09-23. www.goal.com. es.
  22. Web site: 19 July 2021. Cruz Azul consigue el anhelado doblete tras vencer al León en el Campeón de Campeones. 23 September 2021. MARCA Claro Usa. es-us.
  23. Web site: 19 July 2021. ¡Cruz Azul es el Campeón de Campeones de la Liga MX!. 23 September 2021. MARCA. es-MX.
  24. Web site: Redacción. Por. 15 July 2021. Campeón de Campeones de Liga MX entre Cruz Azul y León será con estadio lleno en Carson. 26 September 2021. Los Angeles Times en Español. Los Angeles Times. es.
  25. Web site: Cruz Azul termina relación con el técnico Juan Reynoso. ESPN México. es. 18 May 2022.
  26. Web site: Selección peruana: Juan Reynoso se aferra al cargo. 23 November 2023. Imaña. Luis. November 23, 2023. La República. es-pe.
  27. Web site: Juan Reynoso no seguiría como DT de Perú en vivo: FPF negocia su salida de la selección. 23 November 2023. Jáuregui. Fabrizio. 23 November 2023. La República. es-pe.
  28. Web site: Perú despide a Juan Reynoso tras malos resultados. 13 December 2023. López. Arturo. 13 December 2023. Excélsior. es-MX.
  29. Web site: Juan Reynoso NFT Profile. 27 September 2021. www.national-football-teams.com.
  30. Web site: López. Oscar. 1 June 2021. Cruz Azul are Liga MX champions, breaking their 23-year curse. 23 September 2021. AL DÍA News. en.
  31. Web site: Almosnino. Alexis. 18 July 2021. Juan Reynoso was chosen the best coach of the year in Liga MX. 24 September 2021. El Futbolero US.
  32. Web site: Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game. 19 July 2021. AS.