| Leonardo Cuéllar | |
| Fullname: | Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
| Height: | 1.75 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1972–1979 |
| Years2: | 1979–1981 |
| Years3: | 1980–1981 |
| Years4: | 1981–1982 |
| Years5: | 1982 |
| Years6: | 1982–1983 |
| Years7: | 1983–1984 |
| Clubs3: | San Diego Sockers (indoor) |
| Clubs6: | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) |
| Clubs7: | Golden Bay Earthquakes |
| Caps2: | 57 |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Caps7: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1973–1981 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps1: | 40 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Manageryears1: | 1998–2016 |
| Managerclubs1: | Mexico women |
| Manageryears2: | 2017–2021[3] |
| Managerclubs2: | América women |
Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil.[4] He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2016.[5] [6]
Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico.[7] He played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes and Golden Bay Earthquakes. He played for the Earthquakes during the NASL indoor seasons.
Cuéllar also represented the Mexico national football team 40 times, scoring 3 goals[8] [9] and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[10]
He has an American-born son, Christopher Cuellar, who has coached Mexico women at under-17 and under-20 levels.[11] [12]