Sergio Novoa

Sergio Novoa Rodríguez (10 June 1981) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Wilstermann Cooperativas.

Sergio Novoa

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Iván Novoa Villamizar
Date of birth	(1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Bucaramanga, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wilstermann Cooperativas (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000	Atlético Bucaramanga
2001	San José	3	(1)
2002	Boyacá Chico
2003	Chiapas	10	(4)
2004	Valledupar
2005	Deportivo Pasto
2006	Atlético Huila
2007	Real Cartagena
2008	Alianza Petrolera
2009	Bnei Sakhnin	10	(0)
2010–2011	Deportivo Pasto
2012–2013	Atlético Bucaramanga	12	(1)
2012	→ Unión Magdalena (loan)	11	(0)
Managerial career
2018–2024	Atlético Bucaramanga (youth)
2019	Atlético Bucaramanga (caretaker)
2020	Atlético Bucaramanga (caretaker)
2021	Atlético Bucaramanga (caretaker)
2021	Atlético Bucaramanga (caretaker)
2024–	Wilstermann Cooperativas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Atlético Bucaramanga

Having formerly been in charge of the U17 and U20 squads of Atlético Bucaramanga, Novoa was appointed manager of the club's first team on 10 September 2019 after Hernán Torres was fired.^[1] He was replaced by José 'Willy' Manuel Rodríguez in early November 2019 and then became a part of the new manager's technical staff.^[2] Willy was fired in mid-February and Novoa took charge of the team again, this time as a caretaker manager.^[3] Two days later, Guillermo Sanguinetti was hired.

On 15 February 2021, Novoa was named caretaker manager for the third time, until the new coach was hired on 23 February.^[4]