For the Spanish Olympic boxer, see Fernando Riera (boxer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riera and the second or maternal family name is Bauzá.

Fernando José Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010)[1] was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.[2]

Career

Fernando Riera as a player of Universidad Católica

Riera was born in Santiago, Chile. As a footballer, he played for Chile in the 1942,[3] 1947[4] and 1949 Copa Américas.[5] He also played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup,[6] and managed them on home soil to a third place in the 1962 World Cup.[7] In 1962–63, Riera led Portuguese side Benfica to the Primeira Liga title.[8] He returned to the club in 1966 and led them to another champions title.[8] In the 1963 England v Rest of the World football match, Riera coached the FIFA World XI team;[9] it was the first FIFA XI team in the history of the game.[10] In Chile, he left a legacy with disciple coaches such as Arturo Salah and Manuel Pellegrini,[11] leaving a tradition and an identity for Chilean football.[12] Riera died in his home city, Santiago of an apparent heart attack.[13]

Honours

Benfica

Chile

References

  1. ^ Fernando Riera muere a los 90 años producto de un infarto | Deportes Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. La Tercera (23 September 2010). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ Descontexto: "Recuerdos de un patriarca del fútbol". Entrevista a Fernando Riera, de Luis Urrutia O'Nell (Chomsky). Descontexto.blogspot.com (27 February 2004). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
  3. ^ Copa América 1942 squads at rsssf
  4. ^ Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf
  5. ^ Copa América 1947 squads Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine at rsssf
  6. ^ Fernando Riera – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Participating in the World Cup as player and coach at rsssf
  8. ^ a b [https://www.rsssf.org/players/chile-coach-abroad.html Chilean championship coaches abroad[ at rsssf
  9. ^ FIFA XI game log Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine at rsssf
  10. ^ Riera Y La Seleccion Resto Del Mundo. (old newspaper scan, in Spanish) Google.cl. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
  11. ^ El hombre que cambió la vida a Pellegrini. MARCA.com (2 June 2009). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
  12. ^ El Mercurio.com – El períodico líder de noticias en Chile. Diario.elmercurio.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Ex-Chile World Cup coach Riera dies at age 90".
  14. ^ "Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon". FIFA. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by FIFA World Cup host country managers
1962 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Riera
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