Sergio Lecea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Lecea Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Date of death | 2019 (aged 87–88) | ||
| Place of death | Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferrobádminton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ferrobádminton | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1962–1964 | Palestino (youth) | ||
| 1964 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1966–1967 | Honduras | ||
| 1967–1968 | UES | ||
| 1969 | Palestino | ||
| 1970–1980 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 1976 | Chile Universitario | ||
| 1981 |
Aviación (assistant) | ||
| 1981–1990 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 1984 | UTE | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Lecea Fernández (1931 – 2019) was a Chilean football defender and manager who worked in Chile, Honduras and El Salvador.[1]
Playing career
A defender from the Ferrobádminton [es] youth system,[2] Lecea made appearances for the first team at the beginning of the 1950s at the Chilean top division.[3]
Coaching career
Mostly known by his managerial career, he began it with
As coach of youth players, he worked for the youth systems of both Palestino (1962–64) and Universidad de Chile (1970–90).[1]
At the same time he worked for Universidad de Chile, he led the first Chile university national team (Chile Universitario) in the 1976 world cup in Uruguay and the team of State Technical University (UTE) [es] in 1984.[1]
Abroad, he worked in Honduras as a teacher of football coaching before leading the Honduras national team (1966–67)[1][6] for seven matches, with two wins, three draws and 2 losses.[7]
In El Salvador, he coached
Personal life
Lecea played tennis at senior level, taking part of international tournaments.[9]
Legacy
As a football teacher, Lecea also made contributions for books and manuals.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Flores Domarchi, Gonzalo (7 February 2021). "La inédita experiencia de la Roja universitaria en el Mundial de Uruguay 1976". Federación Nacional Universitaria de Deportes (in Spanish). Asifuch. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "EL EQUIPO DE INTERMEDIA DE LA U. C. GANO AL GREEN CROSS 13-1" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 4. 21 August 1950. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "FERRO. TIENE A VARIOS CRACKS V A L. TIRADO" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 2. 19 May 1952. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "A 50 años de la dramática definición por el descenso entre Palestino y Unión La Calera 1970". Asifuch (in Spanish). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Palestino 1969 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Falleció leyenda del fútbol hondureño, Julio César «Cucaracha» Fonseca". www.diariomas.hn (in Spanish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Vásquez, Billy (13 May 2022). "Diego Vázquez, el primer técnico argentino en la 'H': estos son los 23 extranjeros que han dirigido a Honduras". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Bruna, Eduardo (18 October 2012). "Pionero en el fútbol de Centroamérica". El Gráfico Chile (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Publimetro Chile: 9. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "La Gala baja el telón con finales para todos los gustos". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Cordero, Juan Carlos; Ridout, Luis (30 August 2011). "MANUAL DEL ENTRENADOR DE FÚTBOL por JUAN CARLOS CORDERO y LUIS RIDOUT". Soccer Mundial Network (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.