César Farías
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Alejandro Farías Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Manicuare, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998 | Nueva Cádiz | ||
| 2002 | Trujillanos | ||
| 2003–2005 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| 2007 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | ||
| 2007–2013 | Venezuela | ||
| 2008–2009 | Venezuela U20 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tijuana | ||
| 2015 | NorthEast United | ||
| 2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2016– | The Strongest | ||
César Alejandro Farías Acosta (born 7 March 1973 in Cumaná, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan football manager who currently manages club The Strongest
He previously managed the Venezuela national football team. Farías is also known for having coached Deportivo Táchira, Mineros de Guayana, Deportivo Anzoátegui and the Venezuelan U-20 team. He is the first and only manager to ever have taken Venezuela to the semi-final stage of Copa America.
In 2009, he was in charge of Venezuela's U-20 team as it qualified for the first time in its history to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1]
Managerial career
Early career
In 1998, he started his managerial career in Nueva Cádiz FC; that same year, his team went on to win the Venezuelan Segunda División. In 2002, he had his debut in the Venezuelan Primera División as the manager of Trujillanos FC. In 2003, he was appointed coach of Deportivo Táchira. In 2005, he was fired by the administrative board of Deportivo Tachira but was then hired, shortly after, by Mineros de Guayana.
In 2007, after having had a very good season with Mineros de Guayana, he was hired by Deportivo Anzoátegui. That same year, the team went on to finish first within the Venezuelan Primera Division.
Venezuelan national U-20 football team
In April 2008, he was appointed coach of the Venezuelan U-20 team. The team went on to qualify for the first time ever to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.
Venezuela national football team
On November 26, 2007, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced the departure of Richard Páez as coach of the Venezuela national football team. After weeks of negotiations with several coaches, the Venezuelan Football Federation officially announced that Farías would replace Páez as coach.[2]
On February 3, 2008, Farías debuted as coach of the Venezuela national team with a 1–0 win over Haiti. Several months later, on June 6, during a friendly match in preparation for the FIFA World Cup qualification, Venezuela defeated Brazil for the first time in its history with a final score of 2–0.[3]
On June 14, 2008, Farías debuted in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a 1–1 draw against Uruguay at the Estadio Centenario of Montevideo. He nearly achieved qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after finishing only two points away from a highly disputed 5th place qualification spot.
In the 2011 Copa América held in Argentina, he became the second coach to ever guide Venezuela to the knockout stages of the tournament. He saw his team advance to the knockout stages following draws with Brazil (0–0)[4] and Paraguay (3–3)[5] and a victory over Ecuador (1–0).[6] He also became the first coach to take Venezuela to the semi-final stage of the Copa America after his team defeated Chile 2–1 in the quarter finals.[7]
NorthEast United
In July 1, 2015, he signed as the manager of Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC He took the bottom placed team to the 5th position finish in the league, despite injury to some of his key players at the start of the tournament.[8]
Honours
Club
- Nueva Cádiz
International
- Venezuela U20
- Copa Gobernación del Zulia: 2009
- L'Alcúdia youth tournament: Runner-up 2009
Individual
- 2009 L'Alcúdia youth tournament: Best coach
References
- ↑ "Venezuela squad list". FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Soccer-Venezuela name Farias as new coach". UK Reuters.com. 19 December 2007.
- ↑ "UPDATE 1-Soccer-Venezuela register first victory over Brazil". UK Reuters.com. 7 June 2008.
- ↑ "Brazil 0 Venezuela 0: Holders held to draw after having penalty shout turned down". London: Dailymail.co.uk. 3 July 2011.
- ↑ "Venezuela gets two late to draw Paraguay". Foxsports.com.
- ↑ Rueda, Jorge (9 July 2011). "Venezuela beats Ecuador 1–0 in Copa America". USA Today.com.
- ↑ "Venezuela beat Chile to Reach first semi-final". Yahoo.com.
- ↑ "NEUFC hire former Venezuela coach". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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