Raúl Pino
Raúl Mariano Pino Terán (17 October 1925 – 30 July 2002) was a Chilean football manager who worked in Chile and Bolivia. CareerAs a football player, Pino was a product of Universidad de Chile youth system,[1] and left football at the age of 19 due to a serious achilles tendon injury.[2] Then, he had an extensive career as manager in his country of birth and Bolivia. In ChileAs a football coach, Pino began working as an assistant in Universidad de Chile.[2] In the Segunda División he coached Green Cross, winning the 1963 league, Trasandino[3] and Coquimbo Unido. In the Chilean Primera División he coached Magallanes, Unión La Calera, Everton, Naval and Regional Antofagasta[4] In BoliviaPino came to Bolivia to coach Jorge Wilstermann in 1975. He also coached Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, Always Ready, San José, Real Santa Cruz, winning the 1993 Copa Simón Bolívar,[5] and Universidad Cruceña.[2] He won the Bolivian Primera División three times: with Jorge Wilstermann in 1980 and 1981[2] and with Blooming in 1984.[6] National teamPino led the Chile national amateur team in the 1963 Pan American Games.[7] In 1971, he coached the Chile national team in nine friendly matches along with Luis Vera,[8] winning both the Copa Juan Pinto Durán [es] and the Copa del Pacífico [es].[9] In 1972, he went on in charge without Vera, coaching Chile in four friendly matches.[8] In 1985, he assumed as coach of the Bolivia national team for two months, leading the team in 6 matches, including the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[1] Personal lifePino had two children, Lorena and Iván, along with his wife Aurora.[2] He was nicknamed El Mago (The Magician), due to the fact that he had notable achievements.[2] In July 2002, before he died, both the Bolivian Football Federation and the Bolivian Football Managers Association made a ceremony in honor of Pino and his career.[10] HonoursGreen Cross Jorge Wilstermann
Blooming Real Santa Cruz Chile (along with Luis Vera)[9]
References
External links |