José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player who manages Al-Wakrah.
Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long-time team Unión Española.
Club career
Unión Española Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española in November 1988 against the Universidad de Chile. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to Real Valladolid in Spain. However, during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused him to return to Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chile national team. Sierra won the Copa Chile with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993.
Colo-Colo After an unsuccessful stint in Brazil playing for São Paulo, he went on to spend three successful years with Colo-Colo, which saw his team capture the championship in all three seasons. Currently Sierra has found his way back to Unión Española, making a stop in between to play with UANL Tigres in Mexico for one season. He captured the Golden Boot in Chile (awarded to the best professional football player in Chile) in 2004 and 2005.
In 1997, it was widely rumoured that then Premier League side Everton manager Howard Kendall had made an approach to bring Sierra to Goodison Park. However, for unknown reasons, possibly relating to lack of sufficient capital, Kendall decided to pull the plug on the deal.
Return to Unión Española Sierra announced his retirement in December 2008 and accepted the position of manager with his beloved Unión Española. He will continue on the position until the end of the Clausura 2009 tournament.
International career Sierra was capped 53 times and scored eight goals for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2000. He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal on a free-kick against Cameroon.
Coaching career Sierra started coaching in 2010 of Chilean club Unión Española and spent five years there. He won the 2013 Torneo Transición with them. Unión won the Apertura Tournament of 2013, after defeating Colo-Colo 1–0 in the final match. In 2015, he became the coach of Colo-Colo. In only one season, he won the 2015 Torneo Apertura title with and also led them into the 2015 Copa Chile. On July 22, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with eight-time Saudi champions Al-Ittihad with an option to sign for another season.
On 7 November 2021, Sierra was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.
On 20 October 2022, Sierra was appointed as manager of Al-Wehda.
Personal life His parents, Domingo Sierra and Pilar Pando, are Spanish immigrants in Chile of Galician and Asturian origin, respectively.
He studied in the Colegio Hispano Americano, which belongs to Spanish residents in Chile.
Belonging to a football family, his father was a director of Unión Española and his great uncle, Félix Cantín, was a doctor and midfielder of Unión Deportiva Española from 1928 to 1932.
His son of the same name, José Luis Jr., was a Chile international at under-20 level and his brother-in-law, Sebastián Miranda, is a football manager and former professional footballer in Chile and abroad. His nephew, Benjamín Sierra, who is also the nephew of Sebastián Miranda, plays at the Spanish Kings League.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUnión Española1989Primera División1422113—35151990258——2581991213134—347199234915 2—49111993265166—421119948212101195Total12829662710120457Real Valladolid (loan)1989–90La Liga3010—40São Paulo1995Série A81——81Colo-Colo1996Primera División23591513771997269—1524111199828112013043111999204—402442000257653034122001236—50286Total1454217645320751Tigres (loan)1999Liga MX131——131Unión Española2002Primera División305——3052003338——33820044623——46232005409——4092006325—613862007337——337200834432—376Total24861326125764Unión Española Total376908029162472121Career total5451349835615704174
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChile19911019938319942019953019963019976019981321999712000112Total548
+ List of international goals scored by José Luis SierraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 31 March 1993 Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile 2–1 2–1 Friendly 2. 13 June 1993 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia 1–0 3–1 Friendly 3. 21 June 1993 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador 1–0 3–2 1993 Copa América 4. 31 May 1998 Stade Municipal Tropenas, Montélimar, France 2–2 3–2 Friendly 5. 23 June 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 1–0 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup 6. 3 July 1999 Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay 2–0 3–0 1999 Copa América 7. 12 February 2000 Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile 3–0 3–2 Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso 8. 22 March 2000 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 2–1 5–2 Friendly
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecord Unión Española 14 October 2010 18 May 2015Colo-Colo18 May 201520 July 2016Al-Ittihad 22 July 2016 1 June 2018Shabab Al Ahli 28 May 2018 14 October 2018 Al-Ittihad 24 February 2019 19 October 2019Palestino 11 November 2020 16 August 2021Al-Tai 7 November 2021 7 July 2022Al-Wehda 21 October 2022 1 June 2023Unión Española 4 September 2024 26 May 2025Al-Wehda 1 September 2025 6 November 2025Al-Wakrah 27 March 2026 presentCareer totals
Honours
Player He played in Chile on the national soccer team for nine years, from 1991 to 2000.
Club Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (3): 1996, 1997–C 1998 Copa Chile (1): 1996
Unión Española Copa Chile (3): 1989, 1992, 1993 Primera División de Chile (1): 2005–A
Individual Chilean Footballer of the Year: 2005
Manager
Club Unión Española Primera División de Chile (1): 2013 Transición
Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (1): 2015 Apertura Copa Chile: Runner-up 2015
Ittihad FC Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2017 King Cup: 2018
Individual Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: April 2019
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