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Bernardo Cueva

Bernardo Cueva (born 1987) is a Mexican football manager who is a First Team Coach at Chelsea.

Early life

Born in 1987, Cueva is originally from the Providencia neighborhood and played street football as a child.[1]

Career

Cueva was the Head of Sports Intelligence of Mexican side Chivas from 2017 to 2020.[2] He was part of Chivas when they won the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League and participated in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.[3] In 2020, he was appointed as a First Team Coach of English second-tier side Brentford.[4] He was part of Brentford when they achieved promotion to the English Premier League.[5] He became the first Mexican to ever be part of the coaching staff of an English Premier League team.[6]

In 2021, he was appointed Senior Men's First Team Coach of the Norway national football team.[7][8][9] He only worked with them during the international breaks, so he was able to work for the Norway national football team and Brentford simultaneously.[10]

He joined Chelsea as a First Team Coach at the start of the 2024–25 season.[11][12]

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