Guillermo Báez

Guillermo Osvaldo Báez Astudillo (1909 – unknown) was a Chilean football manager and player who played as a defender.

Playing career
Born in Valparaíso, Báez stood out as a player of Santiago Wanderers in the 1920s and 1930s.

Before the professional era in Chilean football, he also played for Unión Deportiva Española, Everton and Societá Sportiva Italiana Valparaíso. Abroad, he played for Juventud Asturiana in Cuba.

In the Chilean Primera División, he played for Santiago Wanderers, Unión Española and Green Cross.

As referee
Following his retirement, he performed as a football referee in the Chilean football.

As coach
As a football coach, he led many clubs in the Chilean football. A year before Ñublense joined the professional football, he led them in the 1958 regional championship of Concepción.

In the Chilean Segunda División, he coached clubs such as Lister Rossel, becoming the runner-up in 1964 and Naval de Talcahuano, winning the 1971 league title.

In the Chilean Primera División, he coached clubs such as Rangers and Deportes Concepción, becoming the runner-up in the 1975 season with Vicente Cantatore as assistant.

Personal life
His older brother, Telésforo, was also a footballer who represented the Chile national team in the 1919 South American Championship.

He was nicknamed Gallego (Galician).

At the same time he was a player of Green Cross, he worked as a bus driver.

Manager
Naval
 * Segunda División: 1971