Daniel Farías
Venezuelan footballer (born 1981)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Alejandro Farías Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-09-28) 28 September 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Cumaná, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes de Mérida (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Nueva Cádiz | ||
| 1999–2001 | Zulianos | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Deportivo Anzoátegui (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | ||
| 2013–2015 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 2016 | Cerro Porteño (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | The Strongest (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Zulia | ||
| 2017 | The Strongest | ||
| 2018–2022 | Deportivo La Guaira | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bolivia (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Bolivia (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Boston River | ||
| 2023 | Unión Comercio | ||
| 2024– | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Alejandro Farías Acosta (born 28 September 1981) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Estudiantes de Mérida.
Career
Born in Cumaná, Farías represented hometown club Nueva Cádiz FC as a player, and remained with the club until 2001, when it moved to Maracaibo and changed name to Zulianos FC. He subsequently retired and started studying for a law degree.
After the arrival of his brother César as Deportivo Anzoátegui manager, Farías was named goalkeeping coach at the same club. After César's departure, he was named Marcos Mathías's assistant.
On 12 March 2009, Farías was appointed manager of Anzoátegui. He left the club on 12 December 2012, after winning that year's Copa Venezuela,[1] and was named at the helm of Deportivo Táchira the following day.[2]
After leaving the club in December 2015, Farías was an assistant of his brother César at Cerro Porteño and The Strongest before being appointed manager of Zulia FC on 12 January 2017.[3] On 14 August, he took over The Strongest,[4] but left on 19 December.[5]
On 23 April 2018, Farías was named Deportivo La Guaira manager.[6] On 5 June, after already being an assistant, he was invited by Bolivia to take charge of the team in friendlies against South Korea and Serbia, as his brother César was not available.[7]
On 9 November 2022, Farías left La Guaira to take over Boston River of the Uruguayan Primera División.[8] Sacked the following 3 April,[9] he took over Peruvian club Unión Comercio on 27 May 2023,[10] but resigned from the side on 22 July.[11]
On 15 February 2024, Farías returned to his home country and took over Estudiantes de Mérida.[12]
Honours
Player
- Nueva Cádiz
- Venezuelan Segunda División: 1997–98
Manager
- Deportivo Anzoátegui
- Copa de Venezuela: 2012
- Deportivo Táchira
References
- ^ "Daniel Faría cierra un ciclo en el Anzoátegui" [Daniel Faría [sic] closes a cycle at Anzoátegui] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farías tomó las riendas del Táchira" [Daniel Farías took the reins of Táchira] (in Spanish). Diario La Voz. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farías nuevo negriazul" [Daniel Farías, new lack-and-blue] (in Spanish). Vavel. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farías, nuevo DT de The Strongest" [Daniel Farías, new manager of The Strongest] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farías deja de ser técnico del The Strongest boliviano" [Daniel Farías leaves Bolivian The Strongest] (in Spanish). D10. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farías asume la dirección técnica del naranja" [Daniel Farías takes over the naranja technical direction] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Guaira. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farías dirigirá a la selección de Bolivia en Austria en vez de su hermano César" [Daniel Farías will manage Bolivia national team in Austria instead of his brother César] (in Spanish). La Razón. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Farias deja al Deportivo La Guaira para dirigir al Boston River uruguayo" [Daniel Farias leaves Deportivo La Guaira to manage the Uruguayan Boston River] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Boston River confirmó la salida del venezolano Daniel Farías de la dirección técnica" [Boston River confirmed the departure of the Venezuelan Daniel Farías from the technical direction] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Venezolano Farías nuevo DT de Unión Comercio" [Venezuelan Farías new manager of Unión Comercio] (in Spanish). Diario Voces. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Unión Comercio, por tercera vez, se queda sin entrenador en la Liga 1 tras salida de Daniel Farías" [Unión Comercio, for the third time, end up without a manager in the Liga 1 following the departure of Daniel Farías] (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Farías es el nuevo técnico de Estudiantes de Mérida" [Daniel Farías is the new manager of Estudiantes de Mérida] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External links
- Daniel Farías coach profile at Soccerway
