While he was studying at the INAF (National Football Institute) to become a football manager, he worked as a goalkeeping coach of C.D. Universidad Católica at under-10 level and as the coach of the Molina football team, in his birthplace.
wˌaɪl hiː wʌz stˈʌdiɪŋ æt ðɪ ɪnˈæf nˈæʃənəl fˈʊtbɔːl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ fˈʊtbɔːl mˈænɪdʒɚ, hiː wˈɜːkt æz ɐ ɡˈoʊlkiːpɪŋ kˈoʊtʃ ʌv sˈiː.dˈiː. jˈuːnɪvɚsˌɪdæd kætˈɑːlɪkə æɾ ˌʌndɚ tˈɛn lˈɛvəl ænd æz ðə kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə məlˈiːnə fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm, ɪn hɪz bˈɜːθpleɪs.