Juan Carlos León

Juan Carlos León Zambrano (born 24 January 1975) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Orense.

Juan Carlos León
León in 2019
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos León Zambrano
Date of birth (1975-01-24) 24 January 1975
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orense (manager)
Youth career
Barcelona SC
Calvi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Audaz Octubrino 15 (0)
2000 Panamá 8 (0)
2001 Santos Ecuador 6 (2)
2002 Valle del Chota 10 (1)
2003 Paladín "S" 0 (0)
2004 9 de Octubre 0 (0)
2006 Liceo Cristiano 0 (0)
Managerial career
Barcelona SC (youth)
2009 Norte América (youth)
2009–2018 Independiente del Valle (youth)
2018–2019 Independiente Juniors
2020–2022 9 de Octubre
2022– Orense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Esmeraldas, León represented Barcelona SC, Calvi as a youth. After making his senior debut with Audaz Octubrino in 1999, he went on to play for Panamá, Santos Ecuador, Valle del Chota, Paladín "S", 9 de Octubre and Liceo Cristiano.[1]

After retiring, León worked for Barcelona and Norte América's youth categories before joining Independiente del Valle in the middle of 2009. After winning several titles with the under-16s and under-18s, he led the under-20s to the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores final, and was later named in charge of reserve team Alianza Cotopaxi for the 2018 Segunda Categoría.[2]

After winning the Segunda Categoría and promoting Alianza (later named Independiente Juniors) to the Serie B, León renewed his contract with the club.[3] On 2 January 2020, he was appointed manager of former team 9 de Octubre in the second division,[4] and led the side back to the Serie A after a 25-year absence, also winning the title for the first time.

On 2 August 2022, León was sacked by 9 de Octubre,[5] and took over fellow top tier side Orense eleven days later.[6]

Honours

Independiente Juniors

9 de Octubre

References
  1. "Tres entrenadores guiaron al Independiente del Valle en su juventud" [Three managers guided Independiente del Valle in their youth] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. "Cuatro entrenadores tricolores buscan el ascenso a la Serie B" [Four tricolor managers seek promotion to the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "Juan Carlos León es quien pule a los talentos del Independiente del Valle" [Juan Carlos León is the one who make the talents of Independiente del Valle jump] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Se llevan a la gran estrella de la Serie B" [They take the biggest star of the Serie B] (in Spanish). FutbolEcuador. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "El director técnico del 9 de Octubre, Juan Carlos León, fue destituido" [9 de Octubre's manager, Juan Carlos León, was dismissed] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. "OFICIAL: Juan Carlos 'Pechón' León, nuevo DT de Orense" [OFFICIAL: Juan Carlos Pechón León, new manager of Orense] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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