Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, Chile, which plays in Chilean Primera División. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Universidad Católica from 1937.
Over the course of its history, the club has been led by more than thirty managers, both Chilean and foreign, who have guided the team through periods of success and adversity. During its professional era, Universidad Católica has appointed more than 50 managers, with Enrique Teuche being the first to hold the position. Chilean coach Alberto Buccicardi, who managed the team for a two-year period, became the first to lead the club to a national championship, securing the 1949 Primera División title.
The longest-serving manager in the history of Universidad Católica is Ignacio Prieto, who led the team across two separate tenures, initially from 1983 to 1990, and later between 1992 and 1994. Prieto is also considered the most successful manager in the club’s history. At the domestic level, he won two Chilean Primera División titles, a Copa Chile and one Copa República. Prieto is also considered the most successful manager in the club’s history.
List of managers The complete list of Universidad Católica managers is shown in the following table:
Information correct as of the match played on 12 June 2025. Only competitive matches are counted. NameYearsHonours 1937 Máximo Garay1938 Alberto Buccicardi1941-1942 Antonio De Mare1943-1946 Alberto Buccicardi1949 1 Primera División1 Copa Apertura Billy Burnikell1953-19541 Primera División Jorge Ormos1956-19571 Segunda División José Manuel Moreno1957 Alberto Buccicardi1958-1959 Miguel Mocciola1960-19621 Primera División Fernando Riera1963-1966 Andrés Prieto1966 Luis Vidal19661 Primera División Arturo Quiroz1967 Fernando Riera1968 José Pérez1969-1973 Néstor Isella1973 Héctor Ortega1973 Luis Vera1974 Jorge Luco19751 Segunda División Alberto Fouillioux1976 Enrique Jorquera1976 Arturo Quiroz1976-1977 Jorge Luco1977 Orlando Aravena1978 Néstor Isella1978-1979 Andrés Prieto1980 Pedro Morales1981 Luis Santibáñez1981-1982 Ignacio Prieto1983-1990 2 Primera División1 Copa Chile1 Copa República Fernando Carvallo1990-1991 Vicente Cantatore1991-19921 Copa Chile Ignacio Prieto1992-1993 NameYearsHonours Manuel Pellegrini1994-19961 Copa Chile1 Copa Interamericana Fernando Carvallo1996-19991 Primera División Wim Rijsbergen2000-2001 Juvenal Olmos2001-20021 Primera División Óscar Meneses2003 Oscar Garré2004 Jorge Pellicer2004-20061 Primera División José del Solar2007 Fernando Carvallo2007-2008 Mario Lepe2008 Marco Antonio Figueroa2009-2010 Juan Antonio Pizzi2010-20111 Primera División Mario Lepe2011-20121 Copa Chile Andrés Romero2012 Martín Lasarte2012-2013 Rodrigo Astudillo2014 Julio César Falcioni2014 Patricio Ormazábal2014 Mario Salas2015-20172 Primera División1 Supercopa de Chile Beñat San José20181 Primera División Gustavo Quinteros20191 Primera División1 Supercopa de Chile Ariel Holan2020-20211 Primera División Gustavo Poyet20211 Supercopa de Chile Cristian Paulucci2021-20221 Primera División1 Supercopa de Chile Rodrigo Valenzuela2022 Ariel Holan2022-2023 Rodrigo Valenzuela2023 Nicolas Núñez2023-2024 Rodrigo Valenzuela2024 Tiago Nunes2024-2025 Rodrigo Valenzuela2025 Daniel Garnero2025-
Trophies RankManagerPDSDCdCSdCCRCACITotalRef1 Ignacio Prieto2 – 1 – 1 – – 42 Mario Salas2 – – 1 – – – 33 Cristian Paulucci1 – – 1 – – – 2 Alberto Buccicardi1 – – – – 1 – 2 Manuel Pellegrini– – 1 – – – 1 2 Gustavo Quinteros1 – – 1 – – – 24 Billy Burnikell1 – – – – – – 1 Jorge Ormos– 1 – – – – – 1 Miguel Mocciola1 – – – – – – 1 Luis Vidal1 – – – – – – 1 Jorge Luco– 1 – – – – – 1 Vicente Cantatore– – 1 – – – – 1 Fernando Carvallo1 – – – – – – 1 Juvenal Olmos1 – – – – – – 1 Jorge Pellicer1 – – – – – – 1 Juan Antonio Pizzi1 – – – – – – 1 Mario Lepe– – 1 – – – – 1 Beñat San José1 – – – – – – 1 Ariel Holan1 – – – – – – 1 Gustavo Poyet– – – 1 – – – 1
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