Angel Alfredo Vera

Angel Alfredo Vera (born 18 August 1972 in Argentina) is an Argentinean professional football coach and former player who is the currently manager of Kelantan. He holds an Argentine Football Association 'A' Level Coaching License.[1] However, his license was questioned by the Football Association of Indonesia as rules prescribe that a coach of a highest-division club must have a license equal to an AFC 'A' License. In response, he exemplified that the Malaysian Football Association did not question fellow Argentinean Mario Gómez who was in charge of Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. in 2016.[1] In the end, he was dismissed from the five-time champions of the Indonesian top division due to this.[2][3]

Alfredo Vera
Personal information
Full name Angel Alfredo Vera
Date of birth (1972-08-18) 18 August 1972
Place of birth Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Club Leandro N. Alem
1997–1999 Minerven FC
1999–2000 C.D. Olmedo
2000–2001 S.D. Aucas
2001 LDU Quito
2001–2002 C.S.D. Macaro
2002–2003 Delfín S.C.
2005–2007 Persekap Pasuruan
2007–2008 PSAP Sigli
2008–2009 PSS Sleman
2009–2010 PSDS Deli Serdang
Managerial career
2013–2014 Persela Lamongan
2014 Gresik United
2016 Borneo FC U21
2016–2017 Persipura Jayapura
2017–2018 Persebaya Surabaya
2018 Sriwijaya
2019 Bhayangkara
2020–2021 Persiba Balikpapan
2021–2022 Persipura Jayapura
2022–2023 Persita Tangerang
2023– Kelantan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Afterwards, the manager was declared head coach of Persebaya Surabaya in mid season (after Iwan Setiawan was fired)[4] with the aim to get them promoted to the Liga 1 just like he did with Persipura Jayapura.[5] His achievements with Persipura, and his mid-season appointment as coach of Persebaya made him be known as'a mid-season coaching specialist'.[5]

Playing career

As a player, he plied his trade as a defender in his homeland of Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, and most recently Indonesia.

Managing career

Just in the 14th week of the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A, Alfredo Vera replaced Jafri Sastra as head coach of Persipura Jayapura he would be the one responsible of reviving the team following their run of results under Jafri Sastra.[6] Initially, he was considered 'not worthy' of coaching such a team.[1] His first fixture as manager for the club was an encounter versus Bhayangkara F.C. in which he took Persipura to a 2–1 triumph.[6] Following the win, he took them to two successive victories in a row facing Mitra Kukar and Persegres Gresik.[6] By the end of the season, his team had suffered only two defeats in 21 outings compared to four losses in 14 games under Jafri Sastra.[6] Also, he steered them to fifteen victories and four draws whereby they won the league. Because of this, his appointment was regarded as a success.[6] His success is ascribable to his ability to communicate with players and his talent at seeing potential players;[6] he used a 4-3-3 formation which relied on two young wingers, Osvaldo Haay and Ferinando Pahabol.[6]

At the start of the 2017 season, the former defender decided not to buy a marquee player for Persipura Jayapura as he claimed they did not require one to boost the team's performance.[7]

Honours

Player

C.D. Olmedo

LDU Quito

Manager

Persipura Jayapura

Persebaya Surabaya

References
  1. Jun Mahares (2017-01-06). "Alfredo Vera, Pahlawan Persipura yang Terancam Terbuang". Cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  2. Satria Permana; Yudhi Maulana (2017-04-17). "Misteri Pemecatan Alfredo Vera oleh Persipura Jayapura". Viva.co.id. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  3. "RESMI: Persipura Jayapura Tunjuk Pelatih Baru". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  4. "RESMI: Angel Alfredo Vera Pelatih Anyar Persebaya Surabaya". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. "Mampukah Angel Alfredo Vera Membangkitkan Persebaya Seperti yang Terjadi Pada Persipura? | FourFourTwo". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  6. "Pelatih Terbaik ISC A 2016: Angel Alfredo Vera (Persipura Jayapura) | FourFourTwo". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  7. "Angel Alfredo Vera Tak Pikirkan 'Marquee Player' | FourFourTwo". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
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