José Pekerman
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José Pékerman at a FIFA world qualifying game in September 2013.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Néstor Pékerman Krimen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Domínguez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Colombia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | Argentinos Juniors | 134 | (12) |
| 1974–1977 | Independiente Medellín | 101 | (15) |
| Total | 235 | (27) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1982 | Chacarita Juniors (youth) | ||
| 1982–1992 | Argentinos Juniors (youth) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Colo-Colo (youth) | ||
| 1994–2001 | Argentina U20 | ||
| 2004–2006 | Argentina | ||
| 2007–2008 | Toluca | ||
| 2009 | Tigres UANL | ||
| 2012– | Colombia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
José Néstor Pékerman Krimen (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈpekerman]; born 3 September 1949) is an Argentine football coach and current manager of Colombian national football team. As a youth level coach for Argentina, he won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U20 South American Youth Championship twice. He coached the Argentine national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and became coach of the Colombian national team in 2012.
Pékerman's career as a footballer was uneventful. A midfielder, he played from 1970 to 1974 for Argentinos Juniors scoring 12 goals in 134 matches. He was transferred to Independiente Medellín, in Colombia, where he scored 15 goals in 101 matches.
His career as a player ended at age 28 with a serious knee injury. Pékerman was then forced to support himself and his family with various odd jobs, including a stint as a taxi driver.
Back in Argentina, Pékerman worked as a youth coach for Chacarita Juniors and then occupied the same position with Argentinos Juniors. He then moved to Chile to coach Colo-Colo's youth divisions.
In 1994, he was offered to coach the Argentina national under-20 and under-17 sides by the Argentine Football Association. This caused some surprise as his résumé did not include any major achievements at this stage. He teamed up with and coach Eduardo Urtasun.
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