Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland (born 13 May 1970), known as Fernando Vergara, is a Chilean football coach and former player. Nicknamed El Zamorano de los Pobres during his career, he played as a forward.
Playing career
A product of Audax Italiano youth system, in 1990 he played for Swiss side FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon [de] before returning to Chile and joining Universidad de Chile.[1]
In 1997, he had a trial with English Premier League club Crystal Palace and then had talks with Everton, but nothing came of either of these approaches and Vergara never played a competitive game in England.[2]
Vergara obtained a total number of six caps for the Chile national team, scoring three goals between 1996 and 1997.
Managerial career
Following his playing career, Vergara became a football manager and led Huachipato FC to the quarter-finals in the 2008 Torneo Clausura.[3]
In 2021–22, he led Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.[4][5]
Other works
From 2009 to 2010 Vergara worked as a football commentator for the channel Canal del Fútbol.[6]
He has served as coach for a football academy which helps children to play in the United States. He also has a sporting events production company.[5]
Since March 2024, he performs as co-host of the program Fútbol y Parrilla (Football and Grill) on YouTube alongside the former footballer Ian Mac-Niven.[5][7]
Career statistics
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 January 1997 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile |  Armenia |
7–0 | Win | Friendly | ||||||||
| 2. | 4 January 1997 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Armenia |
7–0 | Win | Friendly | ||||||||
| 3. | 17 June 1997 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia |  Ecuador |
2–1 | Loss | 1997 Copa América | ||||||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
Honours
Player
Colo-Colo
References
- ^ "Beccacece entre los tres técnicos en Chile que no fueron jugadores profesionales". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Metcalf, Rupert (8 August 1997). "pounds 1.5m Platt ponders Boro move". The Independent. London.
- ^ "Fernando Vergara está confiado en su escuadra" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Universidad de Concepción presentó a su nuevo entrenador" (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Ortega, Pablo (9 May 2024). "Lleva dos años sin dirigir y dio un giro: "Los técnicos con más trayectoria van quedando relegados"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Panelistas de "En el nombre del fútbol" harán la previa del Mundial en la Universidad San Sebastián". www.universia.net (in Spanish). 11 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fútbol y Parrilla - Capítulo 1 - Claudio Borghi, Esteban Paredes, Leonardo Monje on YouTube (in Spanish). 7 March 2024.
- ^ 1997 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL
- ^ Copa América 1997
External links
- Fernando Vergara at Soccerway
- Fernando Vergara at National-Football-Teams.com
