stated in a press conference, "I expect from my heart that this will be my best work in my career as a coach". Markarian's objective was to qualify Peru to the 2014 World Cup and recover the luster that Peruvian football once had. This would prove to be a great challenge, as Peru had missed out on all editions of the World Cup since its last appearance in 1982. Nonetheless, Markarian set out to overcome this challenge with the help of his assistants Pablo Bengoechea and Óscar Aguirregaray and Physical Coach Gonzalo Barreiro. In 2010, Markarian was the third best paid coach in South America earning a year. Only Mano Menezes and Marcelo Bielsa had higher salaries than Markarian at the time. After a 1–0 loss in a friendly game with Panama in October, Markarian excluded players Reimond Manco, Jefferson Farfán, and John Galliquio from the squad because they reportedly went to a Panama City club despite orders not to go out. He managed Peru in a successful 2011 Copa América campaign with the team finished third after beating Venezuela 4–1, leaving fans to be enthusiastic about a possible football revival for Peru. However, the 2014 World Cup qualification became another disappointing campaign, with a 2–1 of Peru over his home ancestral team Uruguay in Lima meant that the Peruvians would miss another World Cup. In October 2013, Markarián resigned as head coach of the Peru national team. Peru would eventually qualify for World Cup four years later. Honours Olimpia Paraguayan Primera División: 1983, 1985 Universitario de Deportes Peruvian Primera División: 1993 Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División: 1996 Copa Libertadores: runner-up 1997 Libertad Paraguayan Primera División: 2006, 2007 Universidad de Chile Torneo Apertura: 2009 Paraguay U23 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1992 Peru Copa América: third place 2011 References 1944 births Living people Uruguayan people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Sportspeople from Montevideo Uruguayan football managers C.A. Bella Vista managers Danubio F.C. managers River Plate Montevideo managers Club Olimpia managers Club Sol de América managers Cerro Porteño managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Sporting Cristal managers Ionikos F.C. managers Paraguay national football team managers Panathinaikos F.C. managers Club Libertad managers Cruz Azul managers Universidad de Chile managers Peru national football team managers Greece national football team managers Uruguayan Primera División managers Peruvian Primera División managers Paraguayan Primera División managers Super League Greece managers Liga MX managers Chilean Primera División managers