Juan Guerra (footballer, born 1987)
Venezuelan footballer
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Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero (born 16 February 1987) is a Venezuelan football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
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Juan Guerra in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | FIU Golden Panthers | 44 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Brooklyn Knights | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Monagas | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Caracas | 58 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Carabobo | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Deportivo Lara | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 45 | (3) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos | 30 | (5) |
| 2018 | Indy Eleven | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 214 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Venezuela | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Indy Eleven (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Phoenix Rising (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Oakland Roots | ||
| 2022–2023 | Phoenix Rising | ||
| 2024– | Houston Dynamo (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guerra was the first signing made by the Rowdies' new general manager/head coach combo of Farrukh Quraishi and Thomas Rongen. Upon signing, coach Rongen praised Guerra's ability to read the pitch, as well as his leadership skills.[1]
Guerra was named Oakland Roots SC's new head coach on 30 December 2021.[2]
Following his departure from Oakland, Guerra was officially announced as the new Phoenix Rising manager on 22 August 2022.[3] In November of 2023 Juan Guerra won The USL Championship with Phoenix Rising, becoming the youngest coach to win a USL Championship.
He left Phoenix on 8 January 2024 to take up a coaching position at an unnamed Major League Soccer side.[4][5]
On 16 January 2024 Houston Dynamo officially announced Guerra as member of head coach Ben Olsen's staff.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 14 October 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Oakland Roots |  |
1 January 2022 | 18 August 2022 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 24.00 |
| Phoenix Rising | |
31 August 2022 | Present | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 37.21 |
| Total | 68 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 107 | 91 | +16 | 32.35 | |||
Notes
- regular season only
External links
- Tampa Bay Rowdies official profile
- Juan Guerra at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Guerra – FIFA competition record (archived)
