Ángel Alfredo Vera
Argentine footballer and coach
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Ángel Alfredo Vera (born 18 August 1972) is an Argentinean professional football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Alfredo Vera | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Leandro N. Alem | ||
| 1997–1999 | Minervén | ||
| 1999–2000 | Olmedo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Aucas | ||
| 2001 | Liga de Quito | ||
| 2001–2002 | Macará | ||
| 2002–2003 | Delfin | ||
| 2005–2007 | Persekabpas Pasuruan | ||
| 2007–2008 | PSAP Sigli | ||
| 2008–2009 | PSS Sleman | ||
| 2009–2010 | PSDS Deli Serdang | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Persela Lamongan | ||
| 2014 | Gresik United | ||
| 2016 | Borneo U21 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Persipura Jayapura | ||
| 2017–2018 | Persebaya Surabaya | ||
| 2018 | Sriwijaya | ||
| 2019 | Bhayangkara | ||
| 2020–2021 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 2021–2022 | Persipura Jayapura | ||
| 2022–2023 | Persita Tangerang | ||
| 2023 | Kelantan | ||
| 2024 | RANS Nusantara | ||
| 2025 | Madura United | ||
| 2026 | PSIS Semarang (Technical Director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Managerial career
Alfredo holds an Argentine Football Association 'A' Level Coaching License.[1] However, his license was questioned by the Football Association of Indonesia as rules prescribe that a coach of a highest-division club must have a license equal to an AFC 'A' License. In response, he exemplified that the Malaysian Football Association did not question fellow Argentinean Mario Gómez who was in charge of Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2016.[1] In the end, he was dismissed from the five-time champions of the Indonesian top division due to this.[2][3]
Afterwards, Alfredo was announced as the new head coach of Persebaya Surabaya in mid season (after Iwan Setiawan was fired)[4] with the aim to get them promoted to the Liga 1 just like he did with Persipura Jayapura.[5] His achievements with Persipura, and his mid-season appointment as coach of Persebaya made him be known as'a mid-season coaching specialist'.[5]
Just in the 14th week of the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A, Alfredo replaced Jafri Sastra as head coach of Persipura Jayapura he would be the one responsible of reviving the team following their run of results under Jafri Sastra.[6] Initially, he was considered 'not worthy' of coaching such a team.[1] His first fixture as manager for the club was an encounter versus Bhayangkara in which he took Persipura Jayapura to a 2–1 triumph.[6] Following the win, he took them to two successive victories in a row facing Mitra Kukar and Persegres Gresik.[6] By the end of the season, his team had suffered only two defeats in 21 outings compared to four losses in 14 games under Jafri Sastra.[6] Also, he steered them to fifteen victories and four draws whereby they won the league. Because of this, his appointment was regarded as a success.[6] His success is ascribable to his ability to communicate with players and his talent at seeing potential players;[6] he used a 4-3-3 formation which relied on two young wingers, Osvaldo Haay and Ferinando Pahabol.[6]
At the start of the 2017 season, the former defender decided not to buy a marquee player for Persipura Jayapura as he claimed they did not require one to boost the team's performance.[7]
On 25 March 2024, Alfredo was appointed as RANS Nusantara new head coach.[8]
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 November 2025
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Persela Lamongan |  |
23 May 2013 | 30 September 2013 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28.57 | |
| Gresik United | |
22 April 2014 | 31 December 2014 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21.43 | |
| Persipura Jayapura | |
2 August 2016 | 17 April 2017 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 68.18 | |
| Persebaya Surabaya | |
27 May 2017 | 2 August 2018 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 47.50 | |
| Sriwijaya | |
21 October 2018 | 31 December 2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.50 | |
| Bhayangkara | |
5 February 2019 | 14 August 2019 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 42.86 | |
| Persiba Balikpapan | |
1 January 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | |
| Persipura Jayapura | |
21 November 2021 | 1 April 2022 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40.91 | |
| Persita Tangerang | |
19 April 2022 | 22 February 2023 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 39.29 | |
| Kelantan |  |
20 June 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6.25 | |
| RANS Nusantara | |
24 March 2024 | 30 June 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Madura United | |
21 January 2025 | 10 November 2025 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36.67 | |
| Career Total | 245 | 107 | 60 | 78 | 43.67 | ||||