Sergio Lecea

Sergio Lecea
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Lecea Fernández
Date of birth	1931
Place of birth	Chile
Date of death	2019 (aged 87–88)
Place of death	Chile
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Ferrobádminton
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Ferrobádminton
Managerial career
1959	Deportes La Serena
1962–1964	Palestino (youth)
1964	Deportes La Serena
1966–1967	Honduras
1967–1968	UES
1969	Palestino
1970–1980	Universidad de Chile (youth)
1976	Chile Universitario
1981	Aviación (assistant)
1981–1990	Universidad de Chile (youth)
1984	UTE [es]
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Lecea Fernández (1931 – 2019) was a Chilean football defender and manager who worked in Chile, Honduras and El Salvador.^[1]

Playing career

A defender from the Ferrobádminton^[es] youth system,^[2] Lecea made appearances for the first team at the beginning of the 1950s at the Chilean top division.^[3]

Coaching career

Mostly known by his managerial career, he began it with Deportes La Serena at the 1959 Primera División, leading them again in 1964.^[1] In his homeland, he also coached Palestino in 1969^[4]^[5] and was the assistant of Hernán Carrasco in Aviación in 1981.^[1]

As coach of youth players, he worked for the youth systems of both Palestino (1962–64) and Universidad de Chile (1970–90).^[1]

At the same time he worked for Universidad de Chile, he led the first Chile university national team (Chile Universitario) in the 1976 world cup in Uruguay and the team of State Technical University (UTE)^[es] in 1984.^[1]

Abroad, he worked in Honduras as a teacher of football coaching before leading the Honduras national team (1966–67)^[1]^[6] for seven matches, with two wins, three draws and 2 losses.^[7]

In El Salvador, he coached Universidad de El Salvador (UES) at the top division in 1967–68.^[1] As an anecdote, he recommended the signing of his compatriot José Sulantay with the club.^[8]

Personal life

Lecea played tennis at senior level, taking part of international tournaments.^[9]

Legacy

As a football teacher, Lecea also made contributions for books and manuals.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Flores Domarchi, Gonzalo (7 February 2021). "La inédita experiencia de la Roja universitaria en el Mundial de Uruguay 1976". Federación Nacional Universitaria de Deportes (in Spanish). Asifuch. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "EL EQUIPO DE INTERMEDIA DE LA U. C. GANO AL GREEN CROSS 13-1" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 4. 21 August 1950. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "FERRO. TIENE A VARIOS CRACKS V A L. TIRADO" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 2. 19 May 1952. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "A 50 años de la dramática definición por el descenso entre Palestino y Unión La Calera 1970". Asifuch (in Spanish). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "Palestino 1969 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "Falleció leyenda del fútbol hondureño, Julio César «Cucaracha» Fonseca". www.diariomas.hn (in Spanish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ Vásquez, Billy (13 May 2022). "Diego Vázquez, el primer técnico argentino en la 'H': estos son los 23 extranjeros que han dirigido a Honduras". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ Bruna, Eduardo (18 October 2012). "Pionero en el fútbol de Centroamérica". El Gráfico Chile (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Publimetro Chile: 9. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "La Gala baja el telón con finales para todos los gustos". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ Cordero, Juan Carlos; Ridout, Luis (30 August 2011). "MANUAL DEL ENTRENADOR DE FÚTBOL por JUAN CARLOS CORDERO y LUIS RIDOUT". Soccer Mundial Network (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[flores-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Flores Domarchi, Gonzalo (7 February 2021). "La inédita experiencia de la Roja universitaria en el Mundial de Uruguay 1976". Federación Nacional Universitaria de Deportes (in Spanish). Asifuch. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[2] "EL EQUIPO DE INTERMEDIA DE LA U. C. GANO AL GREEN CROSS 13-1" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 4. 21 August 1950. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[3] "FERRO. TIENE A VARIOS CRACKS V A L. TIRADO" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 2. 19 May 1952. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[4] "A 50 años de la dramática definición por el descenso entre Palestino y Unión La Calera 1970". Asifuch (in Spanish). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[5] "Palestino 1969 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[6] "Falleció leyenda del fútbol hondureño, Julio César «Cucaracha» Fonseca". www.diariomas.hn (in Spanish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[7] Vásquez, Billy (13 May 2022). "Diego Vázquez, el primer técnico argentino en la 'H': estos son los 23 extranjeros que han dirigido a Honduras". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[8] Bruna, Eduardo (18 October 2012). "Pionero en el fútbol de Centroamérica". El Gráfico Chile (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Publimetro Chile: 9. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[9] "La Gala baja el telón con finales para todos los gustos". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[10] Cordero, Juan Carlos; Ridout, Luis (30 August 2011). "MANUAL DEL ENTRENADOR DE FÚTBOL por JUAN CARLOS CORDERO y LUIS RIDOUT". Soccer Mundial Network (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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