Luis Álamos
Chilean football manager
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Luis "El Zorro" Álamos Luque (25 December 1923 – 26 June 1983) was a football manager from Chile.
Full name
Luis Álamos Luque
Date of birth
25 December 1923
Place of birth
Chañaral, Chile
Date of death
26 June 1983 (aged 59)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Álamos Luque | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Chañaral, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1983 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1956–1958 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 1958–1966 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1966 | Chile | ||
| 1967–1969 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1970 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 1971 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1972–1975 | Colo Colo | ||
| 1973–1974 | Chile | ||
| 1976–1977 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1978 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1978 | Unión Española | ||
| 1979 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He had a career as a forward with Universidad de Chile with Luis Tirado as coach, but Alejandro Scopelli turned him into a midfielder.[1]
Álamos guided the national team at the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cups but was unable to advance from the group stage on both the occasions. Álamos was also the manager of the Chilean team Colo-Colo for four seasons (1972–1975)[2] and for Universidad de Chile.[3]