Humberto Pizarro

Humberto Pizarro

Pizarro with River Ecuador in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Humberto Enrique Pizarro Veliz
Date of birth	(1967-07-28) 28 July 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth	Ventanas, Ecuador
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Emelec (youth)
2007	Emelec (interim)
2008	Emelec (interim)
2010–2011	Rocafuerte
2012–2015	River Ecuador
2016	Mushuc Runa
2016	Colón FC  [ es ]
2018	La Paz  [ es ]
2019–2020	Orense
2021	Chacaritas  [ es ]
2021	Olmedo
2022	LDU Portoviejo

Humberto Enrique Pizarro Veliz (born 28 July 1967) is an Ecuadorian football manager.

Career

Born in Ventanas, Pizarro worked as a coach at Emelec's youth setup, being also an interim manager of the first team in 2007 ^[1] and 2008. ^[2] In February 2010, he was named manager of Serie B side Rocafuerte. ^[3]

In March 2012, Pizarro took over fellow second division side River Ecuador, ^[4] and achieved promotion to the Serie A in 2014. On 16 December 2015, he was appointed at the helm of Mushuc Runa also in the top tier, ^[5] but left the post the following 11 April. ^[6]

In August 2016, Pizarro returned to thee second level after being named manager of Colón FC, ^[7] but left in November. ^[8] In 2018, after a year without a club, he took over Segunda Categoría side La Paz, but left in September of that year after failing to achieve promotion.

For the 2019 campaign, Pizarro was named at the helm of Orense in the second division, and achieved top tier promotion in his first season, as champions. He was dismissed by the club on 2 September 2020 due to poor results, ^[9] and was named sporting manager of 9 de Octubre on 9 December. ^[10]

On 31 May 2021, Pizarro was appointed manager of Chacaritas in the second division. ^[11] He resigned on 26 July, ^[12] and was announced manager of Olmedo on 30 July; ^[13] five days later, however, he gave up coaching the club after a meeting with the board. ^[14]

References

1. "Humberto Pizarro: No me aferro a ser técnico de Emelec" [Humberto Pizarro: I am not holding on to being the manager of Emelec] (in Spanish). Emelexista. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
2. "Pizarro asume Dirección Interina en Emelec" [Pizarro takes over in an interim manner at Emelec] (in Spanish). Telerama. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
3. "Pizarro, con plan para subir" [Pizarro, with the goal of promotion] (in Spanish). El Universo. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
4. "Humberto Pizarro dirigió su primera práctica como DT de River Plate Ecuador" [Humberto Pizarro managed his first training session as manager of River Plate Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
5. "Humberto Pizarro, nuevo DT del Mushuc Runa" [Humberto Pizarro, new manager of Mushuc Runa] (in Spanish). El Universo. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
6. "Humberto Pizarro deja su cargo en Mushuc Runa" [Humberto Pizarro leaves his post at Mushuc Runa] (in Spanish). La República. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
7. "Pizarro ya está en Colón FC" [Pizarro is already at Colón FC] (in Spanish). El Diario. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
8. "El manabita Miguel Parrales asume como técnico del Colón FC" [The manabita Miguel Parrales takes over as manager of Colón FC] (in Spanish). El Diario. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
9. "El estratega Humberto Pizarro dejó la dirección técnica del Orense tras los malos resultados" [Manager Humberto Pizarro left Orense due to poor results] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
10. "Humberto Pizarro, nuevo gerente deportivo de Nueve de Octubre" [Humberto Pizarro, new sporting manager of Nueve de Octubre] (in Spanish). El Universo. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
11. "Humberto Pizarro es el nuevo entrenador de Chacaritas FC" [Humberto Pizarro is the new manager of Chacaritas FC] (in Spanish). Pelileo Al Día. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
12. "Serie B: Encaran partido con DT interino" [Serie B: They go to the match with an interim] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
13. "OFICIAL: Humberto Pizarro es el nuevo DT de Olmedo" [OFFICIAL: Humberto Pizarro is the new manager of Olmedo] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
14. "Humberto Pizarro desistió de dirigir el Olmedo porque no cumplieron con los fichajes que quería" [Humberto Pizarro gave up coaching Olmedo because they did not bring in the signings that he wanted] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

External links

• Humberto Pizarro coach profile at Soccerway