Alfredo Arias

For the theatre producer, see Alfredo Arias (theatre producer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Alfredo Carlos Arias Sánchez (born 28 November 1958 in Shangrilá) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.^[1][2] He is the current manager of Colombian club Junior.^[3]

Alfredo Arias

Arias as coach of Emelec in 2017.
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Carlos Arias Sánchez
Date of birth	(1958-11-28) 28 November 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Shangrilá, Uruguay
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Junior (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976	Nacional
1977-1978	Montevideo Wanderers	21	(4)
1978	Liverpool Montevideo
1979	Jaén	9	(0)
1980–1981	Peñarol	34	(10)
1981–1982	Palestino
1983	Montevideo Wanderers	24	(8)
1984	O'Higgins
1985	Huachipato
1986	Trasandino
1987	Tampico Madero
Managerial career
2006	Montevideo Cricket
2007–2011	Montevideo Wanderers (youth)
2012–2015	Montevideo Wanderers
2015	Santiago Wanderers
2016–2018	Emelec
2018	Bolívar
2019	Universidad de Chile
2019	Montevideo Wanderers
2020–2021	Deportivo Cali
2022	Santa Fe
2023	Peñarol
2023–2024	Independiente Medellín
2025	Deportivo Cali
2025–	Junior
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Montevideo Wanderers		1 January 2012	13 June 2015	118	49	26	43	182	156	+26	041.53
Santiago Wanderers		1 January 2016	31 May 2016	20	7	8	5	33	28	+5	035.00
Emelec		1 June 2016	20 May 2018	107	57	22	28	173	109	+64	053.27
Bolívar		18 June 2016	31 December 2018	28	15	2	11	73	51	+22	053.57
Universidad de Chile		14 March 2019	4 August 2019	16	4	8	4	22	24	−2	025.00
Montevideo Wanderers		2 September 2019	31 December 2019	15	5	4	6	19	18	+1	033.33
Deportivo Cali		1 January 2020	6 September 2021	62	23	25	14	79	74	+5	037.10
Santa Fe		19 May 2022	30 November 2022	26	12	7	7	33	35	−2	046.15
Peñarol		1 January 2023	18 June 2023	23	11	4	8	35	33	+2	047.83
Independiente Medellín		4 July 2023	4 August 2024	65	31	19	15	94	75	+19	047.69
Deportivo Cali		1 January 2025	29 May 2025	20	5	9	6	14	17	−3	025.00
Junior		23 June 2025	present	8	4	4	0	17	9	+8	050.00
Total				508	223	138	147	775	629	+146	043.90