| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar de Jesús Ospina Echeverri | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-01-12)12 January 1956 (age 69) | ||
| Place of birth | Cartago, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayacucho (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995–1996 | Alianza Lima (youth) | ||
| 1997 | Bella Esperanza | ||
| 1998–1999 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2000 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 2000 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2003 | Cienciano | ||
| 2004 | Grau-Estudiantes | ||
| 2004 | Deportivo Wanka | ||
| 2005 | Aris Limassol | ||
| 2006 | América Cochahuayco | ||
| 2007 | Universitario | ||
| 2007 | Total Clean | ||
| 2008 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 2008 | Trujillanos | ||
| 2008–2009 | Inti Gas | ||
| 2010 | Cienciano | ||
| 2010–2012 | Inti Gas | ||
| 2013 | León de Huánuco | ||
| 2013 | Unión Comercio | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ayacucho | ||
| 2022 | Ayacucho | ||
| 2025– | Ayacucho | ||
Édgar de Jesús Ospina Echeverri (born 12 January 1956) is a Colombianfootballmanager, currently in charge of Peruvian sideAyacucho.
Born inCartago, Ospina worked as a fitness coach forDeportes Quindío,Millonarios,Independiente Santa Fe andCúcuta Deportivo in the 1980s. He moved to Peru in 1995, to work as a youth coach forAlianza Lima.
Ospina's first senior managerial experience occurred in 1997, as he ledSegunda División sideBella Esperanza to the second position, missing out promotion by one point. In June 1998, he returned to Alianza, now as a first team manager.[1]
Ospina was sacked by Alianza on 15 November 1999,[2] and returned to his home country after taking overAtlético Bucaramanga in 2000. Later in the year, he also worked at Ecuadorian sideLDU Quito, but was replaced byFernando Díaz; the club was ultimately relegated.
Ospina started the 2003 season in charge ofCienciano back in Peru, but was sacked in May of that year.[3] During the 2004 campaign, he worked atPrimera División sidesGrau-Estudiantes andDeportivo Wanka, with both sides suffering relegation.
After a brief period at Cypriot sideAris Limassol in 2005, Ospina was named manager ofAmérica Cochahuayco in July 2006.[4] In 2007, he replacedJorge Amado Nunes at the helm ofUniversitario de Deportes; initially an interim, he was permanently named manager in March[5] but was later dismissed in July. He finished the year atTotal Clean.
On 11 January 2008, Ospina was appointedDeportivo Pereira manager,[6] but was sacked in May. He worked atVenezuelan Segunda División sideTrujillanos later in the year, before returning to Peru withInti Gas.
Ospina led Inti Gas to the top tier, and was close to a continental qualification during the 2009 campaign. He returned to Cienciano in January 2010,[7] but was sacked on 4 May.[8]
Ospina returned to Inti Gas on 19 July 2010,[9] and left the club in December 2012. He was subsequently named in charge ofLeón de Huánuco on 11 December of that year,[10] before leaving on a mutual agreement the following 11 April.[11]
Ospina was appointedUnión Comercio manager on 16 May 2013,[12] but resigned on 26 September.[13] On 28 October 2015, after more than two years without coaching, he returned to Inti Gas (now namedAyacucho),[14] but resigned on 9 July 2016.[15]
On 8 August 2022, Ospina returned to Ayacucho after six years without coaching.[16]