José Pékerman
José Néstor Pékerman Krimen (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈpekerman]; born 3 September 1949) is an Argentine professional football coach. His last team managed was the Venezuela national team. As a youth level coach for Argentina, he won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U20 South American Youth Championship twice. He coached the Argentina national football team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and became coach of the Colombia national team in 2012. He subsequently managed the Colombia national team during the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups where he led the team to their best result, the quarterfinals, in 2014, their first World Cup qualification after 16 years of absence.
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Pékerman as Colombia manager in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Néstor Pékerman Krimen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Domínguez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | Argentinos Juniors | 134 | (12) |
| 1974–1977 | Independiente Medellín | 101 | (15) |
| Total | 235 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Chacarita Juniors (youth) | ||
| 1982–1992 | Argentinos Juniors (youth) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Colo-Colo (youth) | ||
| 1994–2001 | Argentina U20 | ||
| 2004–2006 | Argentina | ||
| 2007–2008 | Toluca | ||
| 2009 | Tigres UANL | ||
| 2012–2018 | Colombia | ||
| 2021–2023 | Venezuela | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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