Reinaldo Rueda

Reinaldo Rueda Rivera (born April 16, 1957 in Cali) is a Colombian football manager who is currently in charge of the Colombia national football team. In 2011, Rueda was naturalized as a Honduran citizen.[2]

Reinaldo Rueda
Hand Drawing of R. Rueda Rivera
Personal information
Full name Reinaldo Rueda Rivera
Date of birth (1957-04-16) 16 April 1957
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Club information
Current team
 Colombia (manager)
Teams managed
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
2015–2017 Atlético Nacional
2017 Flamengo
2018–2021[1] Chile
2021– Colombia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rueda and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

When the coach of the Colombia U-20 team, they finished 3rd in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. The Colombia U-17 team finished 4th 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 had lifted them from near last on the CONMEBOL qualification to 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. He completed his master's degree at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany, where he also gained proficiency in the German language.[3] 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 football player, Rueda played for emerging clubs in amateur and college competitions. In Colombia, Rueda was coach of Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Cali, and Cortuluá.

Colombia national team

As a coach, Rueda has been in charge of the Colombia U-17, U-20, U-21, U-23, and Senior teams. Rueda made the final qualifying rounds with the Colombia U-21 in the Toulon Tournament in France in 2000 and 2001. In the first tournament, During Rueda's tenure, Colombia 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).

When Colombia got to the finals in 2001, they finished 2nd. At the 2003 U-20 tournament in Uruguay, Reinaldo Rueda assured his Colombia team a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 10 year hiatus.

Honduras national team

Rueda took the helm of the Honduras national football team in January 2007, and led the team to qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4] 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, Rueda stepped down as Honduras coach after three years at the helm.

Managerial statistics
As of match played 17 November 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Colombia U-20 July 1992 June 1993 9 3 3 3 033.33
Cortuluá 1994 1997 124 32 43 49 025.81
Deportivo Cali 1997 1999 63 28 15 20 044.44
Colombia U-20 1999 2002 12 6 4 2 050.00
Colombia January 2002 June 2002 3 1 1 1 033.33
Independiente Medellín 2002 2002 10 3 3 4 030.00
Colombia U-20 July 2003 June 2004 19 10 4 5 052.63
Colombia February 2004 September 2006 43 18 13 12 041.86
Honduras January 2007 July 2010 53 31 5 17 058.49
Ecuador August 2010 June 2014 50 19 17 14 038.00
Atlético Nacional June 2015 June 2017 147 85 39 23 057.82
Flamengo August 2017 January 2018 31 13 10 8 041.94
Chile January 2018 January 2021 27 9 8 10 033.33
Colombia January 2021 Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 591 258 165 168 043.65

Honors
Atlético Nacional

References
  1. La Prensa, Newspaper (31 December 2020). "Confirmed: Reinaldo Rueda is no longer the coach of La Roja". LaTercera.com. LaTercera.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. La Prensa, Newspaper (21 April 2010). "Rueda got his honduran citizenship". Laprensa.hn. LaPrensa.hn. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball-wm/wm11-vorschau/wm-vorschau-ecuador-mit-rueda-aber-ohne-benitez-12962531.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
  4. Reinaldo Rueda at ESPN
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