Reinaldo Rueda

Reinaldo Rueda Rivera (born 16 April 1957) is a Colombian football coach. He last managed the Honduras national team. When he was the coach of the Colombia U-20 team, they finished 3rd at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also led the Colombia U-17 team to 4th at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. After an unfavorable start to the 2006 World Cup qualification phase (only 1 point after 5 games) the Colombian Football Federation made Rueda the coach of the senior team. Under him, the team improved, coming from near last to finish 6th, though failing to qualify. Then, he moved to Honduras and guided their national team to a place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Later on, he coached the Ecuador national team, taking them to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Afterwards, he managed Atlético Nacional, winning the 2016 Copa Libertadores, and Flamengo, before resuming international roles with the Chile national team as well as Colombia and Honduras.