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Ecuadorian footballer and manager (born 1975)
Juan Carlos León
León in 2019
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos León Zambrano
Date of birth (1975-01-24) 24 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Libertad FC (manager)
Youth career
Barcelona SC
Calvi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Audaz Octubrino 15 (0)
2000 Panamá 8 (0)
2001 Santos Ecuador 6 (2)
2002 Valle del Chota 10 (1)
2003 Paladín "S" 0 (0)
2004 9 de Octubre 0 (0)
2006 Liceo Cristiano 0 (0)
Managerial career
Barcelona SC (youth)
2009 Norte América (youth)
2009–2018 Independiente del Valle (youth)
2018–2019 Independiente Juniors
2020–2022 9 de Octubre
2022–2023 Orense
2024 9 de Octubre
2024– Libertad FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos León Zambrano (born 24 January 1975) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Libertad FC.

Career

Born in Esmeraldas, León represented Barcelona SC, Calvi as a youth. After making his senior debut with Audaz Octubrino in 1999, he went on to play for Panamá, Santos Ecuador, Valle del Chota, Paladín "S", 9 de Octubre and Liceo Cristiano.

After retiring, León worked for Barcelona and Norte América's youth categories before joining Independiente del Valle in the middle of 2009. After winning several titles with the under-16s and under-18s, he led the under-20s to the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores final, and was later named in charge of reserve team Alianza Cotopaxi for the 2018 Segunda Categoría.

After winning the Segunda Categoría and promoting Alianza (later named Independiente Juniors) to the Serie B, León renewed his contract with the club. On 2 January 2020, he was appointed manager of former team 9 de Octubre in the second division, and led the side back to the Serie A after a 25-year absence, also winning the title for the first time.

On 2 August 2022, León was sacked by 9 de Octubre, and took over fellow top tier side Orense eleven days later. He left the latter on 3 December, after narrowly missing out a continental spot.

León returned to 9 de Octubre for the 2024 season, but was appointed at the helm of Libertad FC on 19 April of that year.

Honours

Independiente Juniors

9 de Octubre

References

  1. "Tres entrenadores guiaron al Independiente del Valle en su juventud" [Three managers guided Independiente del Valle in their youth] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. "Cuatro entrenadores tricolores buscan el ascenso a la Serie B" [Four tricolor managers seek promotion to the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "Juan Carlos León es quien pule a los talentos del Independiente del Valle" [Juan Carlos León is the one who make the talents of Independiente del Valle jump] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Se llevan a la gran estrella de la Serie B" [They take the biggest star of the Serie B] (in Spanish). FutbolEcuador. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "El director técnico del 9 de Octubre, Juan Carlos León, fue destituido" [9 de Octubre's manager, Juan Carlos León, was dismissed] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. "OFICIAL: Juan Carlos 'Pechón' León, nuevo DT de Orense" [OFFICIAL: Juan Carlos Pechón León, new manager of Orense] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. "Juan Carlos León se despidió de Orense y afirmó: "Por ahora soy un desempleado más"" [Juan Carlos León bid farewell from Orense and said: "For now I am another unemployed man"] (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. "Libertad anunció a Juan Carlos León como su nuevo entrenador" [Libertad announced Juan Carlos León as their new coach] (in Spanish). Olé. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

External links

Current Ecuadorian Serie A managers
9 de Octubre – managers
c = caretaker manager
Orense – managers
c = caretaker manager
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