Édgar Carvajal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Carvajal Villa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bello, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaguares de Córdoba (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 4 | (0) |
| 1991–1997 | Envigado | 370 | (8) |
| 1997 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 1998–2002 | Independiente Medellín | 135 | (3) |
| 2000 | → América de Cali (loan) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Independiente Medellín (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Independiente Medellín (interim) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 2011–2013 | Independiente Medellín (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2018 | Panama (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ecuador (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Honduras (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Junior (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Águilas Doradas (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Jaguares de Córdoba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Édgar Carvajal Villa (born 29 September 1969) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Jaguares de Córdoba.
Playing career
Carvajal was born in Bello, Antioquia, and began his career with Cúcuta Deportivo in 1990. He moved to Envigado in the following year, winning the Categoría Primera B and subsequently establishing himself as a starter.
In 1998, after a one-year spell at Deportivo Pereira, Carvajal signed for Independiente Medellín. In 2000, he was loaned to América de Cali, playing in the 2000 Copa Libertadores.
Carvajal retired in 2002, aged 33, due to knee injuries.
Managerial career
Shortly after retiring, Carvajal was appointed Víctor Luna's assistant at Independiente Medellín. He remained in that role for several years, being also an interim in 2006 after the dismissal of Javier Álvarez.[1]
On 27 August 2010, Carvajal was appointed manager of DIM after the dismissal of Leonel Álvarez.[2] On 7 April of the following year, he was replaced by Luna after a poor run of form,[3] and subsequently returned to his assistant role.
Carvajal left Independiente Medellín in 2013, and subsequently became an assistant of Hernán Darío Gómez at the Panama national team. He followed Gómez to the Ecuador national team,[4] the Honduras national team,[5] Junior[6] and Águilas Doradas, always as his assistant.
On 21 August 2024, Carvajal was appointed manager of Jaguares de Córdoba.[7]
Honours
Envigado
América de Cali
Notes
References
- ^ "Alvarez dejó de ser el DT del Medellín" [Álvarez ceased to be the manager of Medellín] (in Spanish). Plainview Herald. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "'Panzer' Carvajal fue oficializado como técnico de Independiente Medellín" ['Panzer' Carvajal was officially named as manager of Independiente Medellín] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "DIM: Carvajal no sigue y asume Luna" [DIM: Carvajal does not continue and Luna takes over] (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "AT del 'Bolillo' Gómez: "Para el profesor fue muy incómodo llegar acá"" ['Bolillo' Gómez's assistant: "It was very uncomfortable for the manager to come here"] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "'Bolillo' Gómez no dio la cara y mandó a su asistente: "Esto es insostenible"" ['Bolillo' Gómez did not show his face and sent his assistant: "This is unsustainable"] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Asistente técnico del Bolillo: Vamos a tratar de no equivocarnos en las contrataciones" [Bolillo's assistant manager: We will try to get the signings right] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Édgar 'Panzer' Carvajal, nuevo técnico de Jaguares" [Édgar 'Panzer' Carvajal, new manager of Jaguares] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
- Édgar Carvajal coach profile at Soccerway