Luis Fernando Montoya
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Luis Fernando Montoya Soto (born May 2, 1957) is a Colombian football manager.
[edit] Career
He started his career doing his first steps as technical director in the little town of Caldas, where he stood out as a good strategist, then he began his physical preparation studies at the Jaime Izasa Cadavid Polytechnic at Medellín, although this was hidden from his father, who did not share his studies were focus on his passion: sports.
Years after he went to different Antioquia leagues, where he got several titles, which led him to direct Colombian teams in minor football soccer divisions.
He made an excellent career in the minor divisions of the National Athletic professional soccer team gaining the champion titles in its different categories, which put him in the directive’s eyes for the major category of the team. He led the National Athletic team to the Colombian Professional Football Championship getting the subchampionship in 2002 second semester.
Montoya coached Once Caldas leading the team to win the Colombian league for the first time in their history (apart from 1950 win) and the Copa Libertadores de América in 2004. Those achievements made Montoya the South American Coach of the Year.
He writes for important Colombian newspapers like El Tiempo and La Patria and teaches sport journalism in several Colombian Universities.
[edit] Personal life
He was born in the town of Caldas, Colombia.
He married to Adriana Herrera in 1998 and had a child in 2001 named José Fernando Montoya who has been a symbol of Luis Fernando’s life spirit.
In December 2004 Montoya was left paralyzed after he got shot during an attempted robbery in Caldas, near Medellín. Since then he had been under experimental stem cell treatment to help him get better.
A practicing Catholic, and full of tenacity, has become an example of permanent hope against paralysis to Colombians and has been called The Champion of Life.
Nowadays, he lives in Medellín with his son and his wife.
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Preceded by Carlos Bianchi |
Copa Libertadores winning managers 2004 |
Succeeded by Paulo Autuori |
| Preceded by Carlos Bianchi |
South American Coach of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Aníbal Ruiz |
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