Francisco Huerta (footballer)

Francisco Miguel Huerta Vidal (born 11 December 1967) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Peru.

Francisco Huerta
Personal information
Full name Francisco Miguel Huerta Vidal
Date of birth (1967-12-11) 11 December 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Colo-Colo
1988Alianza Lima (loan)
1989Cobreandino (loan) (2)
1990 Inter San Borja
1991–1992 Ovación Sipesa
1993 Cienciano
1993 Deportes Iquique 19 (1)
Managerial career
2012 Colo-Colo (youth)
2013 Deportes Temuco U19
2013 Deportes Temuco (assistant)
2013 Deportes Temuco
2019 San Antonio Unido (youth)
2019–2020 San Antonio Unido
2022 La Pintana Unida
2022– Fernández Vial (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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A product of Colo-Colo youth system, Huerta was loaned to Alianza Lima for the 1988 season after the tragic plane crash that suffered the Peruvian squad on 8 December 1987, alongside his fellows José Letelier, Parcko Quiroz and René Pinto. The deal was for three months, but he stayed in Peru all the year. He made his debut against Coronel Bolognesi on 3 January 1988, playing alongside Teófilo Cubillas.[1]

After a stint with Cobreandino, where he scored two goals,[2] he returned to Peru and played for Inter San Borja,[3] Ovación Sipesa,[4] with whom he won the 1992 Torneo Zonal [es] and got promotion to the top level,[5] and Cienciano.[6]

In 1993, he played for Deportes Iquique in the Chilean top division.[7]

He retired at the age of 29.[1]

Coaching career

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He graduated as a football manager at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute) and began his career at the Colo-Colo youth ranks. He also has worked for the youth ranks of Deportes Temuco and San Antonio Unido as well as the head coach of both.[8] In 2019 he assumed as the head coach of San Antonio Unido, replacing Freddy Ferragut.[9]

In 2022, he assumed as the coach of La Pintana Unida [es] in the Chilean Tercera A.[9] After, he joined Fernández Vial youth system.[10]

Personal life

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As a player of Alianza Lima, he was nicknamed El Rey de la Huacha (The King of the Nutmeg).[1]

Huerta married the daughter of the Alianza Lima's president, Agustín Merino, and they had a daughter. Then, they divorced and Huerta had another two daughters with the partner with whom he returned to his homeland in 2005.[1]

In Peru, he managed a coffin factory.[1]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Romero Sánchez, Jonás (1 December 2016). "El largo viaje de Francisco Huerta: El último chileno del Alianza" (in Spanish). The Clinic. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "CAMPEONATO 2º DIVISIÓN 1989". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ Club Internazionale de San Borja Futbol Profesional Copa Peru y Segunda Division on Facebook (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Brasileño Costa Capone, el Chileno Francisco Huerta y Roberto Arrelucea Futbol Profesional Copa Peru y Segunda Division on Facebook (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Peláez Olórtegui, Wilfredo (3 June 2008). "Conmebol 1993: Cuando pesó Sipesa". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Cienciano 1 – Alianza Lima 1". Historial Blanquiazul (in Spanish). 24 July 1993. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Iquique 1993 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. ^ Medina, Pablo (25 April 2019). "Francisco Huerta el ídolo de Alianza Lima que es el jefe del fútbol joven del SAU | Canal2". cablenoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Francisco Huerta el nuevo DT de La Pintana Unida". CF3 (in Spanish). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  10. ^ "FERNÁNDEZ VIAL PARTICIPARÁ DEL CAMPEONATO DE INICIACIÓN 2022". Fernández Vial (in Spanish). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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