Bernardo Cueva

Bernardo Cueva (born 1987) is a Mexican football manager who is a First Team Coach at Chelsea.

Early life
Born in 1987, Cueva is originally from the Providencia neighborhood and played street football as a child.

Career
Cueva was the Head of Sports Intelligence of Mexican side Chivas from 2017 to 2020. He was part of Chivas when they won the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League and participated in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. In 2020, he was appointed as a First Team Coach of English second-tier side Brentford. He was part of Brentford when they achieved promotion to the English Premier League. He became the first Mexican to ever be part of the coaching staff of an English Premier League team.

In 2021, he was appointed Senior Men’s First Team Coach of the Norway national football team. He only worked with them during the international breaks, so he was able to work for the Norway national football team and Brentford simultaneously.

He joined Chelsea as a First Team Coach at the start of the 2024–25 season.