José Chiarella
Peruvian football manager (1929–2019)
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José Hernani Chiarella Espíritu (7 April 1929 – 22 September 2019) was a Peruvian football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Hernani Chiarella Espíritu | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 22 September 2019 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1957 | Mariscal Sucre | ||
| 1958–1959 | Unión América | ||
| 1961 | KDT Nacional | ||
| 1963 | KDT Nacional | ||
| 1964 | Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1966 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1967 | Porvenir Miraflores | ||
| 1968 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1969 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1970 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1973 | Peru (assistant) | ||
| 1977 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1978 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1979 | Peru | ||
| 1980–1981 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1982 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1983 | Portuguesa F.C. | ||
| 1984 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1985–1986 | FBC Melgar | ||
| 1988 | Internazionale San Borja | ||
| 1990 | Meteor S.C. | ||
| 1991–1992 | Carlos A. Mannucci | ||
| 1993–1994 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1997 | Atlético Grau | ||
Biography
Managerial career
A graduate in pharmaceutical chemistry, with a background in physical education, José Chiarella distinguished himself at Sport Boys, which he managed on four separate occasions (1966, 1969, 1978, and 1980–81).[1] He also coached Defensor Lima on four separate occasions (1968, 1970, 1977, and 1993–94).[2]
He had other, shorter stints at Deportivo Municipal (in 1982) and Sporting Cristal (in 1984), with a brief spell in Venezuela at Portuguesa F.C. in 1983.[1]
After serving as Roberto Scarone's assistant with the Peruvian national football team in 1973, he became the head coach for the 1979 Copa América, a tournament Peru won by the defending champions.[1]
He ended his career in the 1990s after two stints with clubs in northern Peru: Carlos A. Mannucci in 1991–1992 and Atlético Grau in 1997.[3]
Death
Having retired from football, he died on September 22, 2019, at the age of 90.[4]