Francisco Maturana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 15, 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in). | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1980 | Atlético Nacional | 359 | (15) |
| 1981 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 22 | (0) |
| 1982 | Deportes Tolima | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 413 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | Colombia | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986 | Once Caldas | ||
| 1987–1990 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1987–1990 | Colombia | ||
| 1990–1991 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1992–1993 | América de Cali | ||
| 1993–1994 | Colombia | ||
| 1994 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1995–1997 | Ecuador | ||
| 1998 | Millonarios | ||
| 1999 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1999–2000 | Peru | ||
| 2001 | Colombia | ||
| 2002 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2002–2003 | Colombia | ||
| 2004 | Colón de Santa Fe | ||
| 2007 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| 2008–2009 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al Nassr | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco Antonio Maturana García, also known as Pacho Maturana (born February 15, 1949) is a Colombian ex-football player and football manager. During his time managing most noticeably Atletico Nacional and the Colombian national football team, he achieved success marking an era in Colombian football by leading Nacional to be the first Colombian team to win the Copa Libertadores in 1989, while winning Colombia's first ever national title: the Copa America in 2001.
He is currently a member of the FIFA Football Committee.
Born in Quibdó, Chocó, Francisco Maturana moved with his family at an early age to the city of Medellín. Here he played professional football while attending the University of Antioquia where he later obtained a degree in Dentistry. He began his professional career in 1970 at Atlético Nacional where he became a starting defender until 1980. During his time in Atlético Nacional he won two Colombian League Championships in 1973 and 1976. In 1981, he transferred to Atlético Bucaramanga and also played 6 matches with the Colombian National Team during the qualifying matches for the 1982 World Cup. In 1982, he played his last year with Deportes Tolima until he retired at the end of the season.
By motivation from Uruguayans Aníbal Ruíz and Luis Cubilla, he started managing Colombian team Once Caldas in 1986. The following year the Colombia Football Federation hired him to manage the national team's youth squad and then was quickly promoted to manage the Senior Squad to compete in the 1987 Copa América where they reached third place by beating the host Argentina. During this time, he was also hired to manage his former team Atlético Nacional. Then in 1989 he had his most successful year in his career. He led Atlético Nacional,composed of many Colombian legends, to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time for any Colombian club. Using Atlético Nacional players as a base for the National Team, he qualified the team to the 1990 World Cup after 28 years of absence. In December, he lost the Intercontinental Cup to AC Milan at the last minute of overtime. An upset to what would have been the perfect season. The following year he led Colombia to its best performance in World Cup competition by reaching the second round and losing to Cameroon.
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