Juan Pajuelo
Peruvian footballer and manager (born 1974)
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Juan Luciano Pajuelo Chávez (born 23 September 1974) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Luciano Pajuelo Chávez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1994–1997 | Deportivo Municipal | 80 | (5) |
| 1997–2000 | Universitario | 114 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Los Andes | 17 | (1) |
| 2001 | Bachilleres | ||
| 2002 | Atlas | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Estudiantes LP | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Universitario | 55 | (2) |
| 2005 | Atlético Universidad | 19 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Ionikos | 21 | (0) |
| 2008 | Juan Aurich | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Olímpico Aurora | ||
| 2009 | Sport Boys | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | José Gálvez | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Peru | 25 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Universitario (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Universitario (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Atlético Torino | ||
| 2018 | Comerciantes Unidos | ||
| 2019–2022 | Universitario (reserves) | ||
| 2021 | Universitario (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Lima, Pajuelo played for most of his career with Alianza Lima, Deportivo Municipal and Universitario de Deportes in the Primera División Peruana.[1] He also had spells with Los Andes and Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División Argentina,[2] Atlas in the Primera División de México[3] and Ionikos in the Super League Greece.[4]
International career
Pajuelo also made 25 appearances for the senior Peru national football team from 1999 to 2003.[5]
Managerial career
In March 2014, Pajuelo was hired as an assistant manager for his former club Universitario.[6] On 1 September 2015, manager Luis Fernando Suárez was fired and Pajuelo took over as a caretaker manager.[7] It only lasted for some days, before Roberto Challe was hired.[8]
Pajuelo left Universitario at the end of 2015, and became the manager of Atlético Torino for the 2016 season.[9] He was fired on 19 May 2016 due to bad results.[10]
In July 2018, he then became the manager of Comerciantes Unidos.[9] He was fired again after two months.[9] In January 2019, he returned to Universitario and was hired as the reserve team manager.[11]
