Reinaldo Rueda The Colombian National Team assumes in shape since Tuesday, after leaving Chile. In his official presentation, around noon, the coach will confirm the coaching staff that will accompany him in the national team.
What is previously known is that Rueda will be surrounded by men he trusts who have already worked with him. These are its possible members, in the absence of official confirmation.
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Alexis Mendoza
It would be your technical assistant. He was not with Rueda in the process of the Chilean national team, but he is a man of his heart, very close. In fact, he was his technical assistant between 2004 and 2014. First in the wheel pass through the National Team (2004-2006), then in the Honduras national team (2007-2010) and in Ecuador (2010-2014). Since 2015, as head coach, Alexis has been in Junior, Independiente del Valle and Medellín.
Bernardo Redín
Bernardo Redín made his debut with Deportivo Cali in 1981. In this club he played alongside Carlos Valderrama. He is currently the technical assistant for Atlético Nacional.
John Wilson Vizcaino
Another man very close to Rueda. He was his assistant in the Chilean team. Once retired as a footballer, he dedicated himself to technical direction, and has been coach of Atlético Huila, Deportivo Cali, América de Cali and The Strongest of Bolivia, Pasto, Academia and Bucaramanga.
With the arrival of Reinaldo Rueda at Atlético Nacional, he joined the club as a technical assistant, they won the Copa Libertadores, then he went with Rueda to Flamengo in Brazil and Chile.
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Eduardo Velasco
Eduardo Velasco with Rueda.
If we have to talk about a key man in Rueda’s coaching staff, that is Eduardo Velasco, his historical physical trainer.
He has been with Rueda in the world classifications of Honduras and Ecuador, as well as the Copa Libertadores de Nacional title in 2016. He is considered his right hand.
Néstor Lo Tártaro
Néstor Lo Tártaro, Reinaldo Rueda’s goalkeeper coach.
Aged 53, he played in various clubs in Argentina, Chile and Colombia. He was active between 1987 and 2009, and played more than 400 games.
As a player he acted in Argentina in teams such as Banfield and Platense. In Colombia he was in Envigado, América de Cali, Huila and Cortuluá. In addition, in Chile he played for Deportes Antofagasta. It would be his only foreign assistant.
In addition to them, Rueda will have his manager of the video area, key in all current coaching staff. It is expected that it will be confirmed how the medical team will be integrated.
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