List of Chile national football team managers
The following is a list of Chile national football team managers.
Managers[edit]
This is the statistical table of Chile national football team managers and all matches against National Teams.
* To obtain the performance percentage (%), it is considered 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
* Honours from friendly tournaments are shown in cursive.
* Coaches at the FIFA World Cup are shown in bold.
- As of 20 June 2023
| Manager | Nat | Career | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacancy [a][1][2][3] | 1910–1913 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 0.00% | ||
| Carlos Fanta[4][1][2] | 
|
1916 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 6.67% | |
| Julián Bértola | 
|
1917 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0.00% | |
| Vacancy [a][5] | 1917 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% | ||
| Héctor Parra |
|
1918–1919 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0.00% | |
| Juan Carlos Bertone |
|
1920–1922 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 10.00% | |
| Vacancy [a][1] | 1923–1924 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0.00% | ||
| Carlos Acuña [1][2] |
|
1924 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.00% | |
| José Rosetti | 
|
1926 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 58.33% | |
| Vacancy [a][2] | 1927 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0.00% | ||
| Frank Powell | 
|
1928 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 44.44% | |
| György Orth | 
|
1930 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.67% | |
| Joaquín Morales + Carlos Giudice[6][2] | +
|
1935 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0.00% | |
| Pedro Mazullo |
|
1936–1939 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 33.33% | |
| Vacancy [a][7] | 1941 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0.00% | ||
| Máximo Garay |
|
1941 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00% | |
| Franz Platko |
|
1941–1945 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5[b] | 19 | 20 | -1 | 47.22.00% | |
| Luis Tirado |
|
1946–1949 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 45.61% | |
| José Luis Boffi + Waldo Sanhueza[1] |  +
|
1949 | did not manage matches against National Teams | ||||||||
| Waldo Sanhueza[1] |
|
1950 | did not manage matches against National Teams | ||||||||
| Franz Platko + Waldo Sanhueza[1] |  +
|
1950 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | |
| Franz Platko[1] |
|
1950 | did not manage matches against National Teams | ||||||||
| Alberto Buccicardi |
|
1950 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33.33% | |
| Luis Tirado |
|
1952–1953 | 12 | 7[c] | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 61.11% | |
| Franz Platko[1] |
|
1953 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 33.33% | |
| Luis Tirado |
|
1954 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.00% | |
| Group of football leaders [2] |
|
1954 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 50.00% | |
| Luis Tirado |
|
1955–1956 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41.18% | |
| José Salerno |
|
1956–1957 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 33.33% | |
| Ladislao Pakozdi | 
|
1957 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 38.89% | 1957 Copa O'Higgins |
| Fernando Riera |
|
1957–1962 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 76 | -25 | 36.27% | 3rd place 1962 FIFA World Cup |
| Luis Álamos[10] |
|
1962–1963 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11.11% | |
| Francisco Hormazábal |
|
1963–1965 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 46.15% | 1965 Copa del Pacífico |
| Luis Álamos |
|
1965–1966 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 28.21% | 1966 Copa O'Higgins |
| Alejandro Scopelli | 
|
1966–1967 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 50.00% | |
| Salvador Nocetti [d] |
|
1968–1969 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 50.00% | 1968 Copa del Pacífico |
| Francisco Hormazábal |
|
1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0.00% | |
| Fernando Riera |
|
1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0.00% | |
| Luis Vera + Raúl Pino[1] | +
|
1971 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 48.15% | 1971 Copa del Pacífico 1971 Copa Juan Pinto Durán |
| Raúl Pino[1] |
|
1971–1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.00% | |
| Rudi Gutendorf | 
|
1972–1973 | 8[e] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 50.00% | |
| Luis Álamos [f] |
|
1973–1974 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 52.94% | 1973 Copa Carlos Dittborn Copa Leoncio Provoste |
| Pedro Morales |
|
1974–1975 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 29.63% | 1974 Copa Acosta Ñu [2] |
| Caupolicán Peña |
|
1976–1977 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 40.74% | |
| Luis Santibáñez |
|
1977–1982 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14[g] | 46 | 39 | +7 | 45.61% | 1979 Copa Juan Pinto Durán |
| Luis Ibarra |
|
1983 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 55.56% | 1983 Copa del Pacífico |
| Isaac Carrasco[12][2] |
|
1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33% | |
| Vicente Cantatore[13][2] |
|
1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00% | |
| Pedro Morales |
|
1985 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 52.63% | |
| Luis Ibarra |
|
1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% | |
| Orlando Aravena |
|
1987 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 71.43% | |
| Manuel Rodríguez |
|
1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.00% | |
| Orlando Aravena |
|
1988–1989 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 52.94% | 1988 Copa del Pacífico |
| Arturo Salah |
|
1990–1993 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 47.83% | Taça Expedito Teixeira |
| Nelson Acosta |
|
1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.00% | |
| Mirko Jozić | 
|
1994 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 45.83% | |
| Xabier Azkargorta | 
|
1995–1996 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 59.26% | 1995 Canada Cup |
| Nelson Acosta |
|
1996–2000 | 66 | 24[h] | 17 | 25 | 102 | 82 | +20 | 44.95% | Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso |
| Pedro García |
|
2001 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 27.78% | |
| Jorge Garcés |
|
2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 11.11% | |
| César Vaccia |
|
2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.00% | |
| Juvenal Olmos |
|
2003–2005 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 40.00% | |
| Nelson Acosta |
|
2005–2007 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 55.95% | 2006 Copa del Pacífico |
| Marcelo Bielsa |
|
2007–2011 | 51 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 60.13% | |
| Claudio Borghi [i] |
|
2011–2012 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 46.91% | 2012 Copa del Pacífico |
| Jorge Sampaoli |
|
2012–2016 | 44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 68.18% | 2015 Copa América |
| Juan Antonio Pizzi |
|
2016–2017 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47.92% | 2017 China Cup Copa América Centenario |
| Reinaldo Rueda |  
|
2018–2021 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 43.21% | |
| Martín Lasarte |
|
2021–2022 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 40.91% | |
| Eduardo Berizzo |
|
2022–2023 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 37.78% | |
| Nicolás Córdova |
|
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00% | |
| Ricardo Gareca |
|
2024– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Period with matches played with no manager or coach.
- ^ Match vs. Argentina on 31 January 1942 (draw by 0–0) is counted as a loss by walkover due to Chile left the field after the 43rd min.[8][1]
- ^ Match vs. Bolivia on 28 March 1953 (draw by 2–2) is counted as a win by walkover due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.[9]
- ^ The assistant coach, Salvador Biondi (
), managed 2 matches.[11][1]
- ^ Match vs. Tahiti on 14 February 1973 (win by 10-1) included.[1]
- ^ The assistant coach, Pedro Morales (
), managed 2 previous matches to the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[1]
- ^ Match vs. Spain on 4 July 1979 (loss by 0-1) included.[1]
- ^ Match vs. England "B" on 10 February 1998 (win by 2-1) included. It was managed by the assistant coach, Gustavo Huerta ().[14]
- ^ The assistant coach, Jaime Vera (), managed 1 friendly match[15] and 3 official matches from 2014 World Cup qualification.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Marín, Edgardo (1985). La Roja de todos (Selección chilena de fútbol 1910-1985) (PDF). Santiago, Chile: SOEM Service Impresores. pp. 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 30, 32, 36, 41, 45, 48, 54, 58, 60, 63, 66, 70, 86–87, 95, 98, 106, 109, 111, 113, 118, 122−123, 128–129, 136, 144, 148–149, 156, 160, 164–167, 170–171, 180, 183, 193, 196, 204–205. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Don Balón, Especial (1998). Historia de la Selección Chilena: 1910-1998 (PDF). Santiago, Chile: ANFP. pp. 2–7, 11, 13, 19–24, 27–32, 35, 37, 39–40, 43–45, 47, 51–56, 59–64, 67–72, 75–80. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "[11/09/1910] Chile-Argentina". www.partidosdelaroja.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "La increíble vida de Carlos Fanta, el chileno que fue entrenador y árbitro en la primera Copa América". www.economiaynegocios.cl. El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Partidos Amistosos 1917". www.ceroacero.es. CeroaCero. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Tres curiosidades de la Roja en Copa América". www.historiasdelfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Copa Presidente de Argentina". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1942". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "La vida después de la "Roja": la dispar suerte de los DT tras dejar la Selección". www.latercera.com. La Tercera. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Un recurso que no se agota". www.espn.com.ar. ESPN. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "La historia del olvidado título que Chile le arrebató a Polonia". chile.as.com. Diario AS. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Recordamos el nacimiento de un ex futbolista y entrenador chileno". www.elmostrador.cl. El Mostrador. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". www.guioteca.com. El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Jaime Vera reconoció que a Chile le faltó profundidad para dañar a Paraguay". www.alairelibre.cl. Cooperativa. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Borghi recibió cinco partidos de suspensión tras ser expulsado en Venezuela". www.alairelibre.cl. Cooperativa. Retrieved 5 September 2020.