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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Jacobo Cornejo Córdova | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961 | Colchagua | ||
| 1962–1966 | Palestino | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Unión Española | ||
| 1979 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 1981 | Rangers | ||
| 1982 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 1982–1983 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1984–1985 | Naval | ||
| 1986 | San Luis | ||
| 1987 | Rangers | ||
| 1988 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1990 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 1991 | Huachipato | ||
| 1992 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1994 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 1994–1995 | Palestino (youth) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Palestino | ||
| 1998 | Jacksonville Cyclones | ||
| 1999–2000 | Colchagua | ||
| 2000 | Al-Arabi (assistant) | ||
| 2002 | Tembetary | ||
| 2004 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 2005 | Motagua | ||
| 2006 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 2007 | Curicó Unido | ||
| 2009–2010 | Cobreloa (youth) | ||
| 2009 | Cobreloa (interim) | ||
| 2010 | Cobreloa (interim) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cobreloa (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Cobreloa (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Germán Jacobo Cornejo Córdova (born 13 March 1944) is a Chilean football manager and former player. Besides Chile, he has worked in Paraguay and Honduras.
Playing career
Born in San Fernando, Chile, Cornejo played for his hometown's club Colchagua in the Segunda División and Palestino in the Chilean top level as a midfielder.[1]
Coaching career
As head coach
Cornejo mainly developed his career at the Chilean top division, leading Unión Española,[2][3] Rangers,[4] O'Higgins,[5] Naval,[6] San Luis,[7] Deportes La Serena,[8] Fernández Vial,[9] Palestino[10] and Cobreloa as interim coach in 2009[11][12] and 2010, since he worked as coach of the youth ranks.[13]
In the second level, he coached Huachipato,[14] Fernández Vial,[15] Colchagua,[16] Deportes Arica[17] and Curicó Unido.[18]
As coach of Huachipato, he earned promotion to the top level after becoming the runner-up of the 1991 Segunda División.[14]
Abroad, he coached the American club Jacksonville Cyclones,[19] the Paraguayan club Tembetary in the Primera de Ascenso and the Honduran club Motagua in the Liga Nacional Profesional.[20]
As assistant coach
Cornejo served as assistant of Luis Santibáñez in the Chile national team at the 1979 Copa América and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, in addition to the Qatari club Al-Arabi in 2000.[21][19]
At club level, he served as assistant of José Sulantay in Cobreloa in 2017.[22]
At youth level
Cornejo has worked in the youth systems of clubs such as Palestino[10] and Cobreloa,[13] where he rejoined in 2018.[23]
Other works
He permanently performs as a football teacher, making courses in his homeland[19][24] and abroad in countries such as Honduras, where he worked for FIFA previous to his signing with Motagua.[20]
In 2019, Cornejo was honored due to his contributions in football by Radio Manuel Rodríguez from his hometown, San Fernando, alongside other successful sportspeople.[25]
References
- ^ "Germán Jacobo Cornejo Córdova". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Andreuzzi, Renato (23 January 2023). "O'Higgins, el debut de los Capos de Provincia en Copa Libertadores 1979". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
Unión Española, de su cuerpo técnico, encabezado por el joven entrenador Germán Cornejo
- ^ "SÍNTESIS 1° Rueda 3° Fecha" (PDF). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). 1865. Santiago, Chile: 8. 9 May 1979. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "RANGERS 0:2 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1987". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Historia - SALE ACOSTA, LLEGA PELLEGRINI". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "COLO-COLO 2:1 NAVAL TORNEO NACIONAL 1985". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "San Luis 1986 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "COLO-COLO 3:1 DEPORTES LA SERENA TORNEO NACIONAL 1988". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Fernandez Vial 1990 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b Eyzaguirre, Rodrigo (26 September 1995). "Al habla con... Germán Cornejo" (PDF). Revista Don Balón (in Spanish). 170. Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "En Cobreloa ratifican a Germán Cornejo como técnico interino" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Cobreloa confirmó a Germán Cornejo como técnico interino". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Raúl Toro renunció "de forma indeclinable" a la banca de Cobreloa". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b Andrés, Juan Pablo (28 January 2011). "Chile - Coaches of Championship and Promoted Teams - Second Level". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Reyes, Luis (1 July 2021). "Después de 27 años". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Colchagua Club de Deportes". Dale Colchagua (in Spanish). 1 January 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
asumiendo como técnico el entrenador nacional Germán Cornejo Cordova
- ^ "2001-2005, CDA TOCANDO FONDO / PARTE 1". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 10 November 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Club de Deportes Provincial Curicó Unido Antecedentes, Hitos e Historia…". Gigantedeportivo.cl (in Spanish). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Se inició curso de "Orientador de Fútbol"". www.losandesonline.cl (in Spanish). 4 November 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Fútbol: Germán Cornejo es nuevo entrenador del Motagua". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 September 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Entrevista con Germán Cornejo, ayudante de campo de Cobreloa". iVoox (in Spanish). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Cobreloa practicó penales pensando en la revancha de Copa Chile frente a Deportes Antofagasta". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ (Vamos Zorros) El técnico nacional German Cornejo es el nuevo jefe técnico de las divisiones inferiores de Cobreloa (in Spanish). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Técnicos de fútbol se capacitarán en San Fernando". www.diarioviregion.cl (in Spanish). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Deportes en Radio Manuel Rodríguez premió a mejores deportistas 2019". diariosextaregion.cl (in Spanish). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
- Germán Cornejo at BeSoccer
- Germán Cornejo at PlaymakerStats
