Juan Carlos León
![]() León in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos León Zambrano | ||
Date of birth | (1975-01-24) 24 January 1975 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad FC (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Barcelona SC | |||
Calvi | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Audaz Octubrino | 15 | (0) |
2000 | Panamá | 8 | (0) |
2001 | Santos Ecuador | 6 | (2) |
2002 | Valle del Chota | 10 | (1) |
2003 | Paladín "S" | 0 | (0) |
2004 | 9 de Octubre | 0 | (0) |
2006 | Liceo Cristiano | 0 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Barcelona SC (youth) | |||
2009 | Norte América (youth) | ||
2009–2018 | Independiente del Valle (youth) | ||
2018–2019 | Independiente Juniors | ||
2020–2022 | 9 de Octubre | ||
2022–2023 | Orense | ||
2024 | 9 de Octubre | ||
2024– | Libertad FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Carlos León Zambrano (born 24 January 1975) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Libertad FC.
Career
Born in Esmeraldas, León represented Barcelona SC, Calvi as a youth. After making his senior debut with Audaz Octubrino in 1999, he went on to play for Panamá, Santos Ecuador, Valle del Chota, Paladín "S", 9 de Octubre and Liceo Cristiano.[1]
After retiring, León worked for Barcelona and Norte América's youth categories before joining Independiente del Valle in the middle of 2009. After winning several titles with the under-16s and under-18s, he led the under-20s to the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores final, and was later named in charge of reserve team Alianza Cotopaxi for the 2018 Segunda Categoría.[2]
After winning the Segunda Categoría and promoting Alianza (later named Independiente Juniors) to the Serie B, León renewed his contract with the club.[3] On 2 January 2020, he was appointed manager of former team 9 de Octubre in the second division,[4] and led the side back to the Serie A after a 25-year absence, also winning the title for the first time.
On 2 August 2022, León was sacked by 9 de Octubre,[5] and took over fellow top tier side Orense eleven days later.[6] He left the latter on 3 December, after narrowly missing out a continental spot.[7]
León returned to 9 de Octubre for the 2024 season, but was appointed at the helm of Libertad FC on 19 April of that year.[8]
Honours
Independiente Juniors
- Segunda Categoría: 2018
9 de Octubre
- Ecuadorian Serie B: 2020
References
- ^ "Tres entrenadores guiaron al Independiente del Valle en su juventud" [Three managers guided Independiente del Valle in their youth] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Cuatro entrenadores tricolores buscan el ascenso a la Serie B" [Four tricolor managers seek promotion to the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Juan Carlos León es quien pule a los talentos del Independiente del Valle" [Juan Carlos León is the one who make the talents of Independiente del Valle jump] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Se llevan a la gran estrella de la Serie B" [They take the biggest star of the Serie B] (in Spanish). FutbolEcuador. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "El director técnico del 9 de Octubre, Juan Carlos León, fue destituido" [9 de Octubre's manager, Juan Carlos León, was dismissed] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Juan Carlos 'Pechón' León, nuevo DT de Orense" [OFFICIAL: Juan Carlos Pechón León, new manager of Orense] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Juan Carlos León se despidió de Orense y afirmó: "Por ahora soy un desempleado más"" [Juan Carlos León bid farewell from Orense and said: "For now I am another unemployed man"] (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Libertad anunció a Juan Carlos León como su nuevo entrenador" [Libertad announced Juan Carlos León as their new coach] (in Spanish). Olé. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
- Juan Carlos León coach profile at Soccerway
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