The The berraquera shown by Lionel During his time as a player, between 1983 and 2001, Alvarez was also decisive in his role as technical director.
The man from Antioquia proudly wore the shirts of a dozen teams between Colombians and foreigners. His beginnings were in Medellin, where he stayed until 1987 when he moved to Club Nacional, where he won the Copa Libertadores title in 1989. He was also a stalwart of the Colombian national team, with whom he was at the 1990 World Cups. United States of America 1994.
His performance on the field has not gone unnoticed, and the same goes for his accomplished coaching role. Two league titles 2014 Super League with EL DIM (2009-II, and 2016-I) and Cali. Likewise, he became the champion of Paraguay’s Clausura tournament in 2017 with Cerro Portino.
“I have known Leo since we joined the Antioquia youth team, I have always He was a fighter Through discipline, on and off the field,” said Ruben Bedoya, who remains with him as an assistant in the Gold team’s coaching staff, but also had him as a teammate at Pisa between 1982 and 1983.
For his part, Edgar “El Panzer” Carvajal, who was his assistant in 2019, says his colleague is “very well prepared and has a lot of experience in managing dressing rooms”. They say there’s more to football than just knowing You must have a good dressing room“, he pointed out.
He emphasized that Leo is very disciplined and his teams speak for him on the pitch. “I am happy with his successes, because with that idea of the unfashionable, he succeeds. He is a deep follower of those who gave Colombian football its identity: Francisco Maturana, Hernán “Bolillo” Gómez and many others”.
The He is a guiding inspiration Training sessions and this is often reflected in competitions, leading to good results. Contrary to what any unprepared person might think, his attitude does not alienate him from his group of players who admire and respect him.
Meanwhile, his son Leo Stefano, who accompanies him in the technical direction of the Golden team, says there are many factors that make his father successful in his job. He assured that his experience as a player in the Copa America and World Cups was very important. Leader of their teams.
“That’s one of the things he excels at His taste for strategy and tactics According to the competitor to be faced. He reads a lot, he likes to learn about new methods, and since then he has achieved very good campaigns, not only in Colombia, but also abroad,” said his successor.
He feels that the idea of having a core team helped him. He bets on mental work and reaches out to his teams’ captains to help him manage the dressing room.
