Leonardo Cuéllar Explained

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]

Playing career

Club

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.

International

Cuéllar also represented the Mexico national football team 40 times, scoring 3 goals[8] [9] and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Personal life

He has an American-born son, Christopher Cuellar, who has coached Mexico women at under-17 and under-20 levels.[11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leonardo Cuellar Rivera. ligamx.net. Liga MX. es. 2 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Leonardo Cuellar Rivera. ligafemenil.mx. Liga MX Femenil. es. 2 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Leo Cuéllar se va del América, tras perder el Clásico ante Chivas. El Universal. 27 March 2021 . 2021-03-29 . El Universal.
  4. News: Leonardo Cuellar, nuevo tecnico del America. 16 July 2017. El Universal. 28 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Lewis. Michael. Mexico's Leonardo Cuellar Has Turned 'Las Tri' into a Global Power. Fox News. 21 March 2014. 21 January 2012.
  6. Web site: SOCCER; Mexican World Cup Team Reaps Benefit of America's Special Export . The New York Times . 10 June 1999 . 2012-08-01 . Longman, Jere.
  7. Web site: 1978-79 Season. Pumas. 21 March 2014.
  8. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mex-recintlp.html Appearances for Mexico National Team
  9. Web site: Pre-Game Notes: U.S. WNT vs. Mexico - Oct. 21, 2005. U.S. Soccer Federation. 21 March 2014. 21 October 2005.
  10. Web site: Leonardo Cuellar. https://web.archive.org/web/20140506150042/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=48105/. dead. 6 May 2014. FIFA. 21 March 2014.
  11. Web site: Christopher Cuéllar: el hombre detrás de la Sub-17 femenil. Christopher Cuellar: the man behind the women's under-17 team. 11 October 2016. 16 July 2017. Rodrigo. Márquez Tizano. Raúl. Vilchis. VICE. es.
  12. Web site: México busca su pase en Sub-20. Mexico seeks its pass in Under-20. es. 13 August 2014. 16 July 2017. Édgar. Luna Cruz. El Universal. Mexico City.

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