Leonardo Cuéllar

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

Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil.^[4] He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2016.^[5][6]

Leonardo Cuéllar

Cuéllar with Mexico as depicted in a Panini trading card
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera
Date of birth	(1954-01-14) 14 January 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth	Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1979	UNAM
1979–1981	San Diego Sockers	57	(9)
1980–1981	San Diego Sockers (indoor)	2	(0)
1981–1982	Atletas Campesinos
1982	San Jose Earthquakes	20	(0)
1982–1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)	25	(3)
1983–1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes	51	(3)
International career
1973–1981	Mexico	40	(3)
Managerial career
1998–2016	Mexico women
2017–2021[3]	América women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico.^[7] He played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes and Golden Bay Earthquakes. He played for the Earthquakes during the NASL indoor seasons.

International

Cuéllar also represented the Mexico national football team 40 times, scoring 3 goals^[8][9] and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.^[10]

Coaching

Personal life

He has an American-born son, Christopher Cuellar, who has coached Mexico women at under-17 and under-20 levels.^[11][12]