Leonardo Cuéllar

Leonardo Cuéllar

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera
Date of birth	14 January 1954
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Mexico Women (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1972–1979	Pumas
1979–1981	San Diego Sockers	57	(9)
1980–1981	San Diego Sockers (indoor)	2	(0)
1981–1982	Atletas Campesinos
1982	San Jose Earthquakes	20	(0)
1982–1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)	25	(3)
1983–1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes	51	(3)
National team
1973–1981	Mexico	41
Teams managed
1998–	Mexico women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican former footballer. He has been the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team since 1998.^{[1] [2]} As a player, Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico.^[3] He played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes and Golden Bay Earthquakes. He played for the Earthquakes during the NASL indoor seasons. Cuéllar also represented the Mexico national football team 41 times.^[4] and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.^[5]

References

1. Lewis, Michael (21 January 2012). "Mexico's Leonardo Cuellar Has Turned 'Las Tri' into a Global Power". Fox News. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
2. Longman, Jere (10 June 1999). "SOCCER; Mexican World Cup Team Reaps Benefit of America's Special Export". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
3. "1978-79 Season". Pumas. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
4. "Pre-Game Notes: U.S. WNT vs. Mexico - Oct. 21, 2005". U.S. Soccer Federation. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
5. "Leonardo Cuellar". FIFA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

External links

• Leonardo Cuéllar – FIFA competition record
• NASL/MISL career stats