given his first head coach opportunity. In his debut season as a coach, he helped make Medellín champions. In May 2010 he was named the assistant coach of the Colombia national team. In September 2011, he was appointed head coach of the team, following the resignation of Hernán Bolillo Gómez. He got off to a good start by beating Bolivia, but was sacked on 14 December that year after the Colombian squad recorded a 1–1 draw with Venezuela and a 2–1 loss with Argentina in the World Cup qualifying campaign. In July 2012, he was appointed as Itagüí's new coach. Career statistics Score and result list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Álvarez goal. See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links International statistics at rsssf Leonel Álvarez at Footballdatabase 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Antioquia Department Colombian footballers Independiente Medellín footballers América de Cali footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Deportes Quindío footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Real Valladolid players C.D. Veracruz footballers FC Dallas players New England Revolution players Categoría Primera A players La Liga players Liga MX players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Colombian expatriate footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Mexico Colombia international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Association football midfielders FIFA Century Club 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Deportivo Cali managers Cerro Porteño managers Colombian football managers Independiente Medellín managers Águilas Doradas Rionegro managers Cienciano managers