Fernando José Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010)Fernando Riera muere a los 90 años producto de un infarto | Deportes . La Tercera (23 September 2010). Retrieved on 29 November 2011. was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Descontexto: "Recuerdos de un patriarca del fútbol". Entrevista a Fernando Riera, de Luis Urrutia O'Nell (Chomsky). Descontexto.blogspot.com (27 February 2004). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
Career
Riera was born in Santiago, Chile. As a footballer, he played for Chile in the 1942,Copa América 1942 squads at rsssf 1947Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf and 1949 Copa Américas.Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf He also played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and managed them on home soil to a third place in the 1962 World Cup.Participating in the World Cup as player and coach at rsssf In 1962–63, Riera led Portuguese side Benfica to the Primeira Liga title.[https://www.rsssf.org/players/chile-coach-abroad.html Chilean championship coaches abroad[ at rsssf He returned to the club in 1966 and led them to another champions title. In the 1963 England v Rest of the World football match, Riera coached the FIFA World XI team;FIFA XI game log at rsssf it was the first FIFA XI team in the history of the game.Riera Y La Seleccion Resto Del Mundo. (old newspaper scan, in Spanish) Google.cl. Retrieved on 29 November 2011. In Chile, he left a legacy with disciple coaches such as Arturo Salah and Manuel Pellegrini,El hombre que cambió la vida a Pellegrini. MARCA.com (2 June 2009). Retrieved on 29 November 2011. leaving a tradition and an identity for Chilean football.El Mercurio.com – El períodico líder de noticias en Chile. Diario.elmercurio.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
Personal life Through his sister Juanita Riera Bauzá, Riera was the great-uncle of Javiera Balmaceda, Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal.
On 23 September 2010, Riera died in Santiago of an apparent heart attack.
Honours Benfica Primeira Liga: 1962–63, 1966–67 European Cup runner-up: 1962–63 Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1962
Chile FIFA World Cup third place: 1962
References
External links
Fernando Riera at PartidosdeLaRoja.com Game log at Historia de Boca Entrenadores de selecciones menores de la Roja at PartidosdeLaRoja.com