Reinaldo Rueda

Reinaldo Rueda
Personal information
Full name	Reinaldo Rueda Rivera
Date of birth	16 April 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Manager
Team information
Current team	Atlético Nacional
Managerial career
Years	Team
1994–1997	Cortuluá
1997–1998	Deportivo Cali
2002	Medellín
2002–2004	Colombia U-20
2004–2006	Colombia
2007–2010	Honduras
2010–2014	Ecuador
2015–	Atlético Nacional

Template:Spanish name Reinaldo Rueda Rivera (born April 16, 1957 in Cali) is a Colombian football manager who currently is in charge of the Atletico Nacional in the Colombian league. In 2011, Rueda was naturalized as a Honduran citizen.^{[citation needed]}

Rueda's claim to fame came during his years as the Colombian Youth Coach. With the Colombian U-20 team, he finished 3rd in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also led the Colombian U-17 team to a 4th-place finish that same year at the U-17 World Cup.

After an unfavorable start to 2006 World Cup Qualifying, (only 1 point after 5 games) the Colombian Football Federation promoted Rueda to Senior Coach. Colombia failed to qualify to the 2006 World Cup, but Rueda made a big impact. The team would have finished near last on the CONMEBOL qualification but ended up in 6th place. Honduras, under his direction, succeeded in gaining a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Background and Career

Rueda holds a Physical Education degree. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany gave him his master's degree as well as proficiency in the German language.^[1] He has been a University professor and has taught several courses at the Colombian National Coaches School. He has continued his studies in Europe attending FIFA and UEFA updating courses.

As a soccer player, Reinaldo Rueda played for emergent clubs in amateur and college competitions.

In Colombia, Reinaldo Rueda was coach of Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Cali and Cortuluá.

Colombian National Team

As a coach, Rueda has been in charge of the Colombian U-17, U-20, U-21, U-23, and Senior teams.

Rueda made the final qualifying rounds with the Colombian U-21 in the Toulon Tournament in France in 2000 and 2001.

In the first tournament, Rueda's team beat Ireland 1–0, Ghana 4–1, and Côte d'Ivoire 3–1. Against Portugal on June 3, Colombia won the championship in a game that ended in a penalty shootouts (3–1).

In 2001, the Colombian team also got to the finals but this time finished second.

At the U-20 tournament in Uruguay 2003, Reinaldo Rueda assured his Colombian team a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup after no Colombian appearance for 10 years.

Honduras National Team

Rueda took the helm of the Honduran national side in January 2007. He has been widely regarded as a huge success, as Honduras has qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[2] However he came under intense scrutiny following criticism of his tactics as the team exited the World Cup at the first stage. On July 28, 2010, Reinaldo Rueda has stepped down as Honduras coach after three years at the helm.

Managerial stats

Statistics accurate as of 27 March 2016.

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Colombia		September 2002	September 2006	21	8	4	9	038.10
Honduras		January 2007	July 2010	45	21	6	18	046.67
Ecuador		August 2010	June 2014	45	18	14	13	040.00
Atlético Nacional		June 2015	Present	28	22	2	4	078.57
Total				139	69	26	44	049.64

References

External links

Profile Goal.com profile

[1] ttp://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball-wm/wm11-vorschau/wm-vorschau-ecuador-mit-rueda-aber-ohne-benitez-12962531.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2

[2] Reinaldo Rueda at ESPN

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