César Farías
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Alejandro Farías Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Manicuare, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998 | Nueva Cádiz | ||
| 2002 | Trujillanos | ||
| 2003–2005 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| 2007 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | ||
| 2007–2013 | Venezuela | ||
| 2008–2009 | Venezuela U20 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tijuana | ||
| 2015 | NorthEast United | ||
| 2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2016– | The Strongest | ||
César Alejandro Farías Acosta (born 7 March 1973 in Cumaná, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan football manager who currently manages club The Strongest
He previously managed the Venezuela national football team. Farías is also known for having coached Deportivo Táchira, Mineros de Guayana, Deportivo Anzoátegui and the Venezuelan U-20 team. He is the first and only manager to ever have taken Venezuela to the semi-final stage of Copa America.
In 2009, he was in charge of Venezuela's U-20 team as it qualified for the first time in its history to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In 1998, he started his managerial career in Nueva Cádiz FC; that same year, his team went on to win the Venezuelan Segunda División. In 2002, he had his debut in the Venezuelan Primera División as the manager of Trujillanos FC. In 2003, he was appointed coach of Deportivo Táchira. In 2005, he was fired by the administrative board of Deportivo Tachira but was then hired, shortly after, by Mineros de Guayana.
In 2007, after having had a very good season with Mineros de Guayana, he was hired by Deportivo Anzoátegui. That same year, the team went on to finish first within the Venezuelan Primera Division.
In April 2008, he was appointed coach of the Venezuelan U-20 team. The team went on to qualify for the first time ever to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.
On November 26, 2007, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced the departure of Richard Páez as coach of the Venezuela national football team. After weeks of negotiations with several coaches, the Venezuelan Football Federation officially announced that Farías would replace Páez as coach.
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