| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-11-28)28 November 1967 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universitario | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Universitario | 56 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | →San Agustín (loan) | 61 | (6) |
| 1990–1992 | Universidad Católica | 91 | (2) |
| 1992–1995 | Tenerife | 72 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Salamanca | 36 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | Celta | 29 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Valencia | 12 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Beşiktaş | 27 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Universitario | 35 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Mechelen | 17 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Universitario | 37 | (10) |
| Total | 473 | (42) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–2001 | Peru | 74 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2004 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2005 | Colón | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2007 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2007–2009 | Peru | ||
| 2010–2011 | Universitario | ||
| 2014 | Universitario | ||
| 2016 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| 2017 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2018–2022 | Universidad César Vallejo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (born 28 November 1967) is a Peruvianfootballmanager and former player who played as adefensive midfielder.
During his playing career, spent in four countries – mainly in Spain, where he amassedLa Liga totals of 149 matches and ten goals during six seasons – he was nicknamedChemo. He started and finished it atUniversitario.[1]
Del Solar was aPeruvian international for 15 years. He started working as a manager in 2005, also being in charge of the national team late into the decade.
Born inLima, Del Solar developed at the youth system ofUniversitario de Deportes, but played his first professional match withAsociación Deportiva San Agustín after he was loaned by Universitario to continue his development as a player. He won his firstPeruvian Primera División championship with San Agustín, defeatingAlianza Lima in December 1986.
Del Solar's last official appearance was a 0–0 draw against traditional rivals Alianza Lima for theApertura on 7 July 2002, playing for his first club which won 1–0 in the first game, with 0–0 inTrujillo.
Del Solar competed in Spain from 1992 to 1998, always inLa Liga. He started atCD Tenerife – where he partnered ArgentineFernando Redondo in central midfield, and also his compatriotPercy Olivares – helping theCanary Islands side robReal Madrid of the league title in the last round inhis first season, playing in 30 matches and scoring once (the team alsoqualified for the first time ever to theUEFA Cup); this dramatic league scenario also happened inthe following year, but his presence was much more testimonial.[2][1]
In 1996, aftersuffering relegation withUD Salamanca, del Solar was a starter atRC Celta de Vigo but appeared rarely forValencia CF, after which he left the country, resuming his career in Turkey and Belgium (one season apiece, interspersed with spells in his country) and finally retiring at his very first club at the age of 34.[3][1]
Del Solar earned 74caps forPeru, in which he scored nine goals. He made his debut on 28 January 1986 againstChina (1–3), playing his last international match on 8 November 2001 againstArgentina (0–2), 20 days before his 34th birthday.[4]
Del Solar was selected to sixCopa América tournaments, netting three times in four matches – twice throughpenalties – as the national team reached the quarter-finals in the1993 edition, in Ecuador.[5]
| International goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 20 August 1989 | La Paz, Bolivia |  Bolivia | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 July 1991 | Concepción, Chile |  Chile | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1991 Copa América |
| 3. | 12 July 1991 | Concepción, Chile |  Venezuela | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1991 Copa América |
| 4. | 21 June 1993 | Cuenca, Ecuador |  Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1993 Copa América |
| 5. | 24 June 1993 | Cuenca, Ecuador | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1993 Copa América |
| 6. | 27 June 1993 | Quito, Ecuador |  Mexico | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1993 Copa América |
| 7. | 15 August 1993 | Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 19 February 2000 | Miami, United States |  Honduras | 1–3 | 3–5 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 9. | 12 July 2001 | Cali, Colombia | Paraguay | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2001 Copa América |
Del Solar began working as a coach withVillarreal CF'sreserves inTercera División, in 2003,[6] but left in December to acquire his coaching license. He returned to the side in June 2004, but resigned on 4 October.[7]
In 2005, del Solar worked atClub Atlético Colón, aided by former Tenerife teammateJuan Antonio Pizzi as the pair was sacked after only three matches and as many losses.[8] He was named manager ofSporting Cristal afterwards, leading the team to the domestic league in2005.[9]
In 2007, del Solar was appointed at former clubClub Deportivo Universidad Católica, finishing second behindColo-Colo inApertura 2007.[10] On 3 August of that year, he replacedJulio César Uribe as manager of the national side;[11] he went on to be part of the disastrous2010 FIFA World Cupqualification campaign, as they only won three times and ranked last.[12][13]
San Agustín
Universitario
Universidad Católica
Sporting Cristal
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Sporting Cristal |  | January 2005 | July 2006 | 87 | 43 | 25 | 19 | 49.43 |
| Universidad Católica | | January 2007 | July 2007 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 70 |
| Peru | | July 2007 | December 2009 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21.74 |
| Universitario | | August 2010 | May 2012 | 53 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 35.85 |
| Total | 183 | 81 | 56 | 46 | 44.26 | |||
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