Fernando Cuéllar (footballer)
Peruvian footballer (1945–2008)
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Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos (August 27, 1945 – November 5, 2008) was a Peruvian football player.
Full name
Fernando Cuéllar Ábalos
Date of birth
August 27, 1945
Place of birth
Moquegua, Peru
Date of death
November 5, 2008 (aged 63)
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Cuéllar playing for Peru | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Cuéllar Ábalos | ||
| Date of birth | August 27, 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Moquegua, Peru | ||
| Date of death | November 5, 2008 (aged 63) | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universitario | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1980 | Universitario | ||
| 1981 | León de Huánuco | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1975 | Peru | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | León de Huánuco | ||
| 1985-1986 | San Agustín | ||
| 1987 | Peru | ||
| 1990-1991 | Universitario | ||
| 1997 | FBC Melgar | ||
| 2004 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
He was a defender and mainly played in Universitario de Deportes in the 1970s.
International career
Cuéllar made nine appearances for the senior Peru national football team from 1971 to 1975.[1]
Career as manager
Cuéllar was also a successful trainer, leading San Agustin (a very small club from Lima) to win the Peruvian Championship (called "Descentralizado"). He repeated that success with Universitario de Deportes in 1990.[2]
Personal
Cuéllar died 5 November 2008 in Lima.[3]
