Juan Guerra (footballer, born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | FIU Golden Panthers | 44 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Brooklyn Knights | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Monagas | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Caracas | 58 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Carabobo | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Deportivo Lara | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 45 | (3) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos | 30 | (5) |
| 2018 | Indy Eleven | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 214 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Venezuela | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Indy Eleven (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Phoenix Rising (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Oakland Roots | ||
| 2022–2023 | Phoenix Rising | ||
| 2024– | Houston Dynamo (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero (born 16 February 1987) is a Venezuelan football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
Guerra was the first signing made by the Rowdies' new general manager/head coach combo of Farrukh Quraishi and Thomas Rongen. Upon signing, coach Rongen praised Guerra's ability to read the pitch, as well as his leadership skills.[1]
Guerra was named Oakland Roots SC's new head coach on December 30, 2021.[2]
Following his departure from Oakland, Guerra was officially announced as the new Phoenix Rising manager on August 22, 2022.[3] He left Phoenix on January 8, 2024, to take up a coaching position at an unnamed Major League Soccer side.[4][5]
On January 16, 2024, Houston Dynamo officially announced Guerra as member of head coach Ben Olsen's staff.[6]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played October 14, 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Oakland Roots | 
|
January 1, 2022 | August 18, 2022 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 24.00 |
| Phoenix Rising |
|
August 31, 2022 | Present | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 37.21 |
| Total | 68 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 107 | 91 | +16 | 32.35 | |||
External links
[edit]- Tampa Bay Rowdies official profile
- Juan Guerra at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Guerra – FIFA competition record (archived)
Notes
[edit]- ^ regular season only
References
[edit]- ^ "Rowdies Sign Venezuelan International Juan Guerra". RowdiesSoccer.com. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "OAKLAND ROOTS ANNOUNCE JUAN GUERRA AS THE CLUB'S NEW HEAD COACH". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Minnick, J. "Rising Names Juan Guerra Head Coach After Reaching Agreement with Oakland Roots SC". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC announces departure of Head Coach Juan Guerra". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Minnick, J. "Phoenix Rising FC Head Coach Departs for Major League Soccer". PHXRisingFC.com. Phoenix Rising. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo FC Hire Title-Winning Coach Juan Guerra as Assistant Coach". HoustonDynamoFC.com. Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Caracas
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FIU Panthers men's soccer players
- Brooklyn Knights players
- Monagas S.C. players
- Caracas FC players
- UD Las Palmas players
- Carabobo F.C. players
- Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- Indy Eleven players
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- USL League Two players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- USL Championship coaches
- USL Championship players
- Indy Eleven coaches
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Phoenix Rising FC coaches
- Oakland Roots SC coaches
- Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff
- Major League Soccer head coaches
- Venezuelan football midfielder stubs