Vanessa Arauz León (born 5 February 1989) is an Ecuadorian football manager. She is currently the manager of the Chile women's national under-17 team.

Vanessa Arauz
Personal information
Full name Vanessa Arauz León
Date of birth (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Ecuador
Team information
Current team
Chile U17 (women) (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2014–2017 Ecuador (women)
2020 Colo-Colo (women)
2021 Independiente del Valle [es] (women)
2022–2024 Universidad Católica [es] (youth) (women)
2024– Chile U17 (women)

Career

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Arauz was the head coach of the Chilean club Colo-Colo women's team until 2020. She was the head coach of Ecuador at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at 26 years old, hired at age 24, setting a world record for youngest coach at a Men's or Women's FIFA World Cup.[1][2] In the 2015 FIFA World Cup, Ecuador finished last, only scoring one goal. Although most federations might have fired the coach after a score that low, especially a female coach. Surprisingly the federation retained Arauz for the women's national program at all levels. By 2017, she was coaching all women's teams for the federation and was named an official instructor by CONMEBOL. In that position, Arauz travelled to provide assistance and training to women's programs throughout South America. Through the efforts of the federation, Arauz proved to be the face of change within Latin America and women's rights, specifically within football.[3]

On 28 June 2024, she was announced as the manager of the Chile women's national under-17 team.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kade Krichko. "Ecuador's 26-Year-Old Coach is Making History at the Women's World Cup". VICE Sports.
  2. ^ Kristen Ott (June 9, 2015). "Ecuador's 26-year-old coach claims new record at FIFA Women's World Cup". Guinness World Records.
  3. ^ Elsey, Brenda (2019). Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America. University of Texas Press.
  4. ^ "Vanessa Arauz es la nueva seleccionadora de La Roja Sub-17". ANFP (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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