Fernando Vergara
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 Vergara with Unión Española in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Concepción (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1990 | Brüttisellen | ||
| 1991 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1992 | Fernández Vial | 26 | (8) |
| 1993 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1994 | Deportes Antofagasta | 21 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1998–1999 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1999 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2001 | Universitario | ||
| 2002 | Unión Española | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Chile | 6 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Barnechea | ||
| 2005–2006 | Instituto Nacional | ||
| 2007 | Magallanes | ||
| 2008–2009 | Huachipato | ||
| 2011 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 2011–2012 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 2014 | Deportes Temuco | ||
| 2014 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2015 | San Marcos | ||
| 2015–2016 | Unión Española | ||
| 2016–2017 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 2018–2019 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 2020–2021 | Magallanes | ||
| 2021–2022 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland (born 13 May 1970), known as Fernando Vergara, is a Chilean football coach and former player. Nicknamed El Zamorano de los Pobres during his career, he played as a forward.
A product of Audax Italiano youth system, in 1990 he played for Swiss side FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon [de] before returning to Chile and joining Universidad de Chile.[1]
In 1997, he had a trial with English Premier League club Crystal Palace and then had talks with Everton, but nothing came of either of these approaches and Vergara never played a competitive game in England.[2]
Vergara earned six caps for the Chile national team from 1996 to 1997, during which he scored three goals.
Managerial career
Following his playing career, Vergara became a football manager and led Huachipato FC to the quarter-finals in the 2008 Torneo Clausura.[3]
In 2021–22, he led Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.[4][5]
Other works
From 2009 to 2010 Vergara worked as a football commentator for the channel Canal del Fútbol.[6]
He has served as coach for a football academy which helps children to play in the United States. He also has a sporting events production company.[5]
Since March 2024, he performs as co-host of the program Fútbol y Parrilla (Football and Grill) on YouTube alongside the former footballer Ian Mac-Niven.[5][7]
Career statistics
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 January 1997 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile |  Armenia | 7–0 | Win | Friendly | ||||||||
| 2. | 4 January 1997 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Armenia | 7–0 | Win | Friendly | ||||||||
| 3. | 17 June 1997 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia |  Ecuador | 2–1 | Loss | 1997 Copa América | ||||||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
