Carlos Restrepo (football manager)

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

Carlos Alberto "Piscis" Restrepo Isaza (born 5 March 1961) is a Colombian football coach.^[1]

Carlos Restrepo

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Restrepo Isaza
Date of birth	(1961-03-05) 5 March 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Managerial career
Years	Team
1992–1994	Once Caldas
1995	Junior
1996–1997	Independiente Medellín
1998	Deportes Tolima
1999	Deportes Quindío
2000	Deportivo Pasto
2001	Deportivo Táchira
2002–2005	Pérez Zeledón
2005–2007	Brujas
2007	Alajuelense
2008	Municipal Liberia
2008–2009	Pérez Zeledón
2009	Puntarenas
2010–2011	CD Olimpia
2011	Pérez Zeledón
2012–2016	Colombia U20
2015–2016	Colombia U23
2017–2018	CD Olimpia
2019–2020	Real España
2020	San Carlos
2022	Atlético Nacional (assistant)
2023	Jaguares de Córdoba

Career

Never having the opportunity of playing the sport professionally because of an injury, he began his coaching career at his early 20s. After some time spent managing in minor leagues and regional teams in his home country, he took over several U-17 and U-20 Colombia national football teams. He then began coaching teams such as Once Caldas, Independiente Medellín, Atlético Junior, Deportes Quindío and Deportes Tolima.^[2] He won the first division tournament of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano in 1995 with Atlético Junior.

He then went on to manage Deportivo Táchira of the Primera División Venezolana, or Venezuelan Professional Football League. He arrived to Costa Rica in 2002, and coached Municipal Pérez Zeledón for three years, where he won the Apertura Championship of Costa Rica's first division in 2004, against all odds.^[3] In 2005, he was signed by Brujas^[4] where he was able to build a very competitive team and battled to win the Costa Rica's first division title.

In 2013, he managed Colombia U-20 team to win their third South American Youth Championship. In 2017, he was named coach for Olimpia after Hector Vargas was fired.

In 2019, he was named coach for Real España. After that, in 2020 he was named coach of AD San Carlos in Costa Rican first division.

Managerial statistics

Statistics accurate as of 12 June 2017^[5][6]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Alajuelense	Costa Rica	July 2007	November 2007	13	6	5	2	046.15
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	July 2009	November 2009	22	7	7	8	031.82
Olimpia	Honduras	January 2010	March 2011	61	25	22	14	040.98
Pérez Zeledón	Costa Rica	July 2011	November 2011	17	6	5	6	035.29
Colombia U20	Colombia	February 2012	February 2017	52	23	13	16	044.23
Colombia Olympic	Colombia	February 2012	February 2017	12	5	6	1	041.67
Total				177	72	58	47	040.68

Honors

Junior

• Categoría Primera A (1): 1995

Olimpia

• Liga Nacional (1): 2009 Clausura

Pérez Zeledón

• Primera División (1): 2004 Apertura