Leonardo Vanegas

Leonardo Fernando Vanegas Barcia (born 16 July 1982) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a right back.

Career
Born in Cuenca, Vanegas was a right back for lower sides LDU Cuenca, Atlético Universitario and C.D. Gloria. He retired in 2004, and became a manager of Deportivo Cuenca's youth categories.

In 2013, Vanegas was an assistant of Daniel Segarra at C.D. Estrella Roja, before being named manager of Círculo Cruz del Vado for the 2015 season. In 2016, he took over C.D. Estudiantes, before rejoining Segarra's staff at Gualaceo in 2020.

Vanegas became Gualaceo's manager in July 2021, after Segarra left, and led the club to their first-ever promotion to the Serie A in November. He was subsequently kept as manager for the 2022 campaign.

On 18 September 2023, Vanegas resigned from Gualaceo. On 8 November, he replaced Patricio Hurtado at the helm of Cumbayá.