Luis Zacarías

Luis Zacarías
Personal information
Full name Luis Emiliano Zacarías Barraza
Date of birth (1942-10-11)11 October 1942
Place of birth Coracora, Peru
Date of death 27 August 2023(2023-08-27) (aged 80)
Place of death Cologne, Germany
Managerial career
Years Team
1975 Peru U-20
1977 Deportivo Municipal
1980 Universitario
1980 Peru (assistant)
1983–1985 MSV Duisburg
1987–1988 CNI
1988–1989 San Agustín
1994 Cienciano
1996 La Loretana
1997 Lawn Tennis FC
2003–2004 FC Locomotive Tbilisi
2006 SV Teutonia Coerde

Luis Emiliano Zacarías Barraza (11 October 1942 – 27 August 2023) was a Peruvian football manager.

Early life

He was born in 1942 in Coracora (Peru).[1] He attended the University of Cologne in Germany.[2]

Career

In 1975, he was appointed manager of the Peru national under-20 football team. In 1977, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side Deportivo Municipal that he saves from relegation at the last minute.[3] In 1980, he was appointed interim manager of Peruvian side Universitario de Deportes. The same year, he served as Juan José Tan's assistant as head of the Peruvian national football team during a friendly match against Uruguay played at the Estadio Centenario on July 18, 1980.[4]

In 1983, he was appointed manager of German side MSV Duisburg. He helped the club achieve third place.[5] In 1987, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side Colegio Nacional Iquitos. In 1988, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side Deportivo San Agustín. In 1994, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side Cienciano. In 1996, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side La Loretana. In 1997, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side Lawn Tennis FC. In 2003, he was appointed manager of Georgian side FC Locomotive Tbilisi. In 2006, he was appointed manager of German side SV Teutonia Coerde.

Personal life and death

After retiring from professional football management, he lived in Cologne, Germany. He worked as a columnist for Peruvian newspaper El Comercio.[6] He died in Cologne at the age of 80.[6]

Honours

Lawn Tennis FC

References

  1. ^ Miguel Humberto Aguirre (15 November 2017). "Así se vivió la clasificación de Perú a España 1982, escribe Miguel Humberto Aguirre". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ Wilder Buleje (5 November 2017). "Luis Zacarías celebra a lo grande". lamula.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ Raúl Behr (7 December 2007). "Historia para sobrevivientes". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ Roberto Gando (29 March 2016). "Uruguay - Perú 1980: De talla histórica". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  5. ^ Dirk Retzlaff (28 August 2023). "MSV Duisburg: Trauer um Kulttrainer Luis Zacarias". nrz.de (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Luis Zacarías: Fallece artífice de clasificación a Mundiales de Argentina y España". cronicaviva.com.pe (in Spanish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ^ Cesar Silva (16 February 2023). "Peru - Second Level Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 December 2025.