List of Chile national football team managers

The following is a list of Chile national football team managers.

Managers

This is the statistical table of Chile national football team managers and all matches against National Teams.
* To obtain the performance percentage (%), it is considered 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
* Honours from friendly tournaments are shown in cursive.
* Coaches at the FIFA World Cup are shown in bold.

As of 11 June 2025

Manager	Nat	Career	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	%	Honours
Vacancy [a] [1] [2] [3]		1910–1913	5	0	0	5	2	16	-14	0.00%
Carlos Fanta [4] [1] [2]		1916	5	0	1	4	3	16	-13	6.67%
Julián Bértola		1917	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0.00%
Vacancy [a] [5]		1917	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	33.33%
Héctor Parra		1918–1919	3	0	0	3	1	12	-11	0.00%
Juan Carlos Bertone		1920–1922	10	0	3	7	5	20	-15	10.00%
Vacancy [a] [1]		1923–1924	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	0.00%
Carlos Acuña [1] [2]		1924	3	0	0	3	1	10	-9	0.00%
José Rosetti		1926	4	2	1	1	14	6	+8	58.33%
Vacancy [a] [2]		1927	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0.00%
Frank Powell		1928	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	44.44%
György Orth		1930	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	66.67%
Joaquín Morales + Carlos Giudice [6] [2]	+	1935	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0.00%
Pedro Mazullo		1936–1939	10	3	1	6	24	27	-3	33.33%
Vacancy [a] [7]		1941	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4	0.00%
Máximo Garay		1941	4	2	0	2	6	3	+3	50.00%
Franz Platko		1941–1945	12	5	2	5 [b]	19	20	-1	47.22%
Luis Tirado		1946–1949	19	8	2	9	32	38	-6	45.61%
José Luis Boffi + Waldo Sanhueza [1]	+	1949	did not manage matches against National Teams
Waldo Sanhueza [1]		1950	did not manage matches against National Teams
Franz Platko + Waldo Sanhueza [1]	+	1950	4	2	0	2	8	8	0	50.00%
Franz Platko [1]		1950	did not manage matches against National Teams
Alberto Buccicardi		1950	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1	33.33%
Luis Tirado		1952–1953	12	7 [c]	1	4	26	18	+8	61.11%
Franz Platko [1]		1953	3	1	0	2	3	8	-5	33.33%
Luis Tirado		1954	4	0	0	4	1	10	-9	0.00%
Group of football leaders [2]		1954	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	50.00%
Luis Tirado		1955–1956	17	6	3	8	37	30	+7	41.18%
José Salerno		1956–1957	7	2	1	4	12	17	-5	33.33%
Ladislao Pakozdi		1957	6	2	1	3	4	11	-7	38.89%	1957 Copa O'Higgins
Fernando Riera		1957–1962	34	11	4	19	51	76	-25	36.27%	3rd place 1962 FIFA World Cup
Luis Álamos [10]		1962–1963	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	11.11%
Francisco Hormazábal		1963–1965	13	4	6	3	20	17	+3	46.15%	1965 Copa del Pacífico
Luis Álamos		1965–1966	13	3	2	8	11	19	-8	28.21%	1966 Copa O'Higgins
Alejandro Scopelli		1966–1967	12	5	3	4	22	19	+3	50.00%
Salvador Nocetti [d]		1968–1969	18	7	6	5	23	23	0	50.00%	1968 Copa del Pacífico
Francisco Hormazábal		1970	2	0	0	2	1	7	-6	0.00%
Fernando Riera		1970	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0.00%
Luis Vera + Raúl Pino [1]	+	1971	9	4	1	4	15	14	+1	48.15%	1971 Copa del Pacífico 1971 Copa Juan Pinto Durán
Raúl Pino [1]		1971–1972	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0.00%
Rudi Gutendorf		1972–1973	8 [e]	4	0	4	20	16	+4	50.00%
Luis Álamos [f]		1973–1974	17	7	6	4	23	16	+7	52.94%	1973 Copa Carlos Dittborn Copa Leoncio Provoste
Pedro Morales		1974–1975	9	2	2	5	10	13	-3	29.63%	1974 Copa Acosta Ñu [2]
Caupolicán Peña		1976–1977	9	3	2	4	9	10	-1	40.74%
Luis Santibáñez		1977–1982	38	14	10	14 [g]	46	39	+7	45.61%	1979 Copa Juan Pinto Durán
Luis Ibarra		1983	15	7	4	4	26	16	+10	55.56%	1983 Copa del Pacífico
Isaac Carrasco [12] [2]		1984	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	33.33%
Vicente Cantatore [13] [2]		1984	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00%
Pedro Morales		1985	19	8	6	5	27	22	+5	52.63%
Luis Ibarra		1986	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	33.33%
Orlando Aravena		1987	7	5	0	2	13	6	+7	71.43%
Manuel Rodríguez		1987	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0.00%
Orlando Aravena		1988–1989	34	14	9	11	42	32	+10	52.94%	1988 Copa del Pacífico
Arturo Salah		1990–1993	23	9	6	8	30	23	+7	47.83%	Taça Expedito Teixeira
Nelson Acosta		1993	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0.00%
Mirko Jozić		1994	8	3	2	3	13	14	-1	45.83%
Xabier Azkargorta		1995–1996	18	9	5	4	28	23	+5	59.26%	1995 Canada Cup
Nelson Acosta		1996–2000	66	24 [h]	17	25	102	82	+20	44.95%	Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso
Pedro García		2001	12	3	1	8	11	19	-8	27.78%
Jorge Garcés		2001	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	11.11%
César Vaccia		2002	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0.00%
Juvenal Olmos		2003–2005	25	7	9	9	24	25	-1	40.00%
Nelson Acosta		2005–2007	28	13	8	7	35	38	-3	55.95%	2006 Copa del Pacífico
Marcelo Bielsa		2007–2011	51	28	8	15	69	49	+20	60.13%
Claudio Borghi [i]		2011–2012	27	11	5	11	40	40	0	46.91%	2012 Copa del Pacífico
Jorge Sampaoli		2012–2016	44	27	9	8	89	44	+45	68.18%	2015 Copa América
Juan Antonio Pizzi		2016–2017	32	13	7	12	48	36	+12	47.92%	2017 China Cup Copa América Centenario
Reinaldo Rueda		2018–2021	27	9	8	10	35	35	0	43.21%
Martín Lasarte		2021–2022	22	7	6	9	21	28	-7	40.91%
Eduardo Berizzo		2022–2023	15	4	5	6	16	17	-1	37.78%
Nicolás Córdova		2023	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0.00%
Ricardo Gareca		2024–2025	16	4	4	8	20	20	0	33.33%

Notes

1. Period with matches played with no manager or coach.
2. Match vs. Argentina on 31 January 1942 (draw by 0–0) is counted as a loss by walkover due to Chile left the field after the 43rd min. ^{[8] [1]}
3. Match vs. Bolivia on 28 March 1953 (draw by 2–2) is counted as a win by walkover due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia. ^[9]
4. The assistant coach, Salvador Biondi ( ), managed 2 matches. ^{[11] [1]}
5. Match vs. Tahiti on 14 February 1973 (win by 10-1) included. ^[1]
6. The assistant coach, Pedro Morales ( ), managed 2 previous matches to the 1974 FIFA World Cup. ^[1]
7. Match vs. Spain on 4 July 1979 (loss by 0-1) included. ^[1]
8. Match vs. England "B" on 10 February 1998 (win by 2-1) included. It was managed by the assistant coach, Gustavo Huerta ( ). ^[14]
9. The assistant coach, Jaime Vera ( ), managed 1 friendly match ^[15] and 3 official matches from 2014 World Cup qualification. ^[16]

References

1. Marín, Edgardo (1985). La Roja de todos (Selección chilena de fútbol 1910-1985) (PDF). Santiago, Chile: SOEM Service Impresores. pp. 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 30, 32, 36, 41, 45, 48, 54, 58, 60, 63, 66, 70, 86–87, 95, 98, 106, 109, 111, 113, 118, 122−123, 128–129, 136, 144, 148–149, 156, 160, 164–167, 170–171, 180, 183, 193, 196, 204–205. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. Don Balón, Especial (1998). Historia de la Selección Chilena: 1910-1998 (PDF). Santiago, Chile: ANFP. pp. 2–7, 11, 13, 19–24, 27–32, 35, 37, 39–40, 43–45, 47, 51–56, 59–64, 67–72, 75–80. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. "[11/09/1910] Chile-Argentina". www.partidosdelaroja.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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5. "Partidos Amistosos 1917". www.ceroacero.es. CeroaCero . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
6. "Tres curiosidades de la Roja en Copa América". www.historiasdelfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "Copa Presidente de Argentina". RSSSF . Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "Southamerican Championship 1942". RSSSF . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
9. "Southamerican Championship 1953". RSSSF . Retrieved 13 August 2020.
10. "La vida después de la "Roja": la dispar suerte de los DT tras dejar la Selección". www.latercera.com. La Tercera . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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12. "La historia del olvidado título que Chile le arrebató a Polonia". chile.as.com. Diario AS . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
13. "Recordamos el nacimiento de un ex futbolista y entrenador chileno". www.elmostrador.cl. El Mostrador . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
14. "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". www.guioteca.com. El Mercurio . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
15. "Jaime Vera reconoció que a Chile le faltó profundidad para dañar a Paraguay". www.alairelibre.cl. Cooperativa . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
16. "Borghi recibió cinco partidos de suspensión tras ser expulsado en Venezuela". www.alairelibre.cl. Cooperativa . Retrieved 5 September 2020.