Luis Fernando Montoya

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Luis Fernando Montoya
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernando Montoya Soto
Date of birth (1957-05-02) 2 May 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Caldas, Colombia
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1985–1991 Colombia U20 (assistant)
1993–1994 Atlético Bucaramanga (assistant)
1995 Colombia U20
2001–2002 Atlético Nacional
2003–2004 Once Caldas

Luis Fernando Montoya Soto (born 2 May 1957) is a former Colombian football manager, best known for leading Once Caldas to winning 2004 Copa Libertadores. He was shot during a robbery in December 2004. Since then he has been struggling with a tetraplegia. [1]

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Career

Montoya began his career as a manager in Caldas, moving to Medellín to study at the Jaime Izasa Cadavid Polytechnic. He started training some amateur Antioquia league's clubs, where he got several titles, which led him to be the assistant manager of the Colombia U20. He led Atlético Nacional to the 2002 Torneo Finalización finals.

Montoya led Once Caldas to win the 2003 Torneo Apertura, their first championship after the 1950 win, and the 2004 Copa Libertadores. Those achievements made Montoya win the South American Coach of the Year achievement.

Personal life

Montoya was born in Caldas, Colombia. He married Adriana Herrera in 1998 and had a child in 2001 named José Fernando Montoya. In December 2004, Montoya was left paralyzed after being shot during an attempted robbery in Caldas. [2] Since then, he has undergone experimental stem cell treatment in an effort to recover. Nowadays, he lives in Medellín with his son and his wife.

Honours

Once Caldas

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References

  1. ↑ USA Today's article
  2. ↑ "Luis F. Montoya regresa hoy a casa" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by South American Coach of the Year
2004		Succeeded by
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