Fernando Riera

Fernando Riera
Riera in 1963
Personal information
Full name Fernando José Riera Bauzá
Date of birth (1920-06-27)27 June 1920
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 23 September 2010(2010-09-23) (aged 90)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward / Left Wing
Youth career
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1938 Unión Española
1939–1950 Universidad Católica
1950–1952 Reims
1953 Vasco CCS
1953–1954 Rouen
International career
1942–1950 Chile 17 (4)
Managerial career
1954–1957 Belenenses
1957–1962 Chile
1962–1963 Benfica
1963–1966 Universidad Católica
1966 Nacional
1966–1967 Benfica
1968 Universidad Católica
1969–1970 Espanyol
1970–1971 Chile
1971–1972 Boca Juniors
1972–1973 Porto
1973 Deportivo La Coruña
1974 Marseille
1974–1975 Sporting CP
1975–1976 Monterrey
1977 Palestino
1977–1978 Monterrey
1978–1982 Universidad de Chile
1983–1984 Everton
1985–1988 Universidad de Chile
1988–1989 Monterrey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando José Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010)[1] was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.[2]

  1. ^ Fernando Riera muere a los 90 años producto de un infarto | Deportes Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. La Tercera (23 September 2010). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ Descontexto: "Recuerdos de un patriarca del fútbol". Entrevista a Fernando Riera, de Luis Urrutia O'Nell (Chomsky). Descontexto.blogspot.com (27 February 2004). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.