Fernando Cuéllar (footballer)

Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos (August 27, 1945 – November 5, 2008) was a Peruvian football player.

Fernando Cuéllar
Cuéllar playing for Peru
Personal information
Full name Fernando Cuéllar Ábalos
Date of birth (1945-08-27)August 27, 1945
Place of birth Moquegua, Peru
Date of death November 5, 2008(2008-11-05) (aged 63)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Universitario
1981 León de Huánuco
International career
1971–1975 Peru 9 (0)
Managerial career
1984 León de Huánuco
1985-1986 San Agustín
1987 Peru
1990-1991 Universitario
1997 FBC Melgar
2004 Universidad San Martín
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He was a defender and mainly played in Universitario de Deportes in the 1970s.

International career

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Cuéllar made nine appearances for the senior Peru national football team from 1971 to 1975.[1]

Career as manager

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Cuéllar was also a successful trainer, leading San Agustin (a very small club from Lima) to win the Peruvian Championship (called "Descentralizado"). He repeated that success with Universitario de Deportes in 1990.[2]

Personal

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Cuéllar died 5 November 2008 in Lima.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. ^ Peredo, Daniel (8 April 2010). "Cuando el 'Gato' Cuellar retiró a Germán Leguía de la 'U'" [When the 'Cat' Cuellar ended Germán Leguía's career with the 'U'] (in Spanish). El Comercio.
  3. ^ "Falleció Fernando Cuéllar, ex gloria de Universitario". El Comercio. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
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