as the national team reached the quarter-finals in the 1993 edition, in Ecuador. Coaching career Del Solar began working as a coach with Villarreal CF's reserves in Tercera División, in 2003, but left in December to acquire his coaching license. He returned to the side in June 2004, but resigned on 4 October. In 2005, del Solar worked at Club Atlético Colón, aided by former Tenerife teammate Juan Antonio Pizzi as the pair was sacked after only three matches and as many losses. He was named manager of Sporting Cristal afterwards, leading the team to the domestic league in 2005. In 2007, del Solar was appointed at former club Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, finishing second behind Colo-Colo in Apertura 2007. On 3 August of that year, he replaced Julio César Uribe as manager of the national side; he went on to be part of the disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, as they only won three times and ranked last. Honours Player San Agustín Peruvian Primera División: 1986 Universitario Peruvian Primera División: 1987, 1999, 2000 Apertura 2002 Universidad Católica Copa Chile: 1991 Manager Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División: 2005 Managerial statistics References External links 1967 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian footballers Association football midfielders Peruvian Primera División players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Chilean Primera División players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers La Liga players CD Tenerife players UD Salamanca players RC Celta de Vigo players Valencia CF players Belgian Pro League players K.V. Mechelen players Süper Lig players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Peru international footballers 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 Copa América players Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Belgium Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Peruvian football managers Tercera División managers Villarreal CF B managers Argentine Primera División players Doping cases in association football Club Atlético Colón managers Peruvian Primera División managers Sporting Cristal managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Universidad San Martín managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Peru national football team managers Peruvian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Argentina Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Chile Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo managers