| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Renato Panay Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-11-04)4 November 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Place of death | Panama | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1948 | Emelec | ||
| 1954 | Emelec | ||
| 1956 | Emelec | ||
| 1957 | Rangers | ||
| 1959 | San José | ||
| 1960 | Rangers | ||
| 1960–1961 | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
| 1961 | America-RJ | ||
| 1961 | Bolivia | ||
| 1963–1964 | Aurora | ||
| 1968 | Zulia | ||
| 1969–1970 | San José | ||
| 1972 | Panama (amateur) | ||
| 1974 | Panama (amateur) | ||
| 1976–1977 | Panama | ||
Luis Renato Panay Pérez (4 November 1922 – unknown), known asRenato Panay, was aChileanfootballmanager.
Panay had a prolific career in South America and Panama. In Ecuador, he coachedEmelec three times: 1948, 1954, 1956. In 1948 he led the team in theSouth American Championship of Champions, an older version ofCopa Libertadores.[1] In 1956, he won theCampeonato de Fútbol del Guayas [es],[2] leading a well remembered squad what later was nickanmedBallet Azul (Blue Ballet).[3]
In Chile, he had two steps withRangers de Talca in1957 and1960.[1]
In Bolivia, he coachedSan José (1959, 1969–70),[4]Jorge Wilstermann (1960–61),[5][6] andAurora (1963–64).[7] Along with San José, he got the 1959 Campeonato Nacional Integrado.[2] With Aurora, he won the1963 Bolivian Primera División.[8]
In Venezuela, he coachedZulia, becoming the first Chilean manager in the Venezuelan football.[9]
In 1961 he led theBolivia national team in the1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers[10] versusUruguay, with a 1-1 draw inLa Paz and a 1-2 loss inMontevideo. A month before, he had joined the Brazilian clubAmerica-RJ, but he just stayed two days with it.[1]
In the 1970s he emigrated to Panama and coached thenational team, becoming one of the five Chileans who have managed it along withÓscar Rendoll Gómez (1946–47/1951–52), Óscar Suman (1949),Néstor Valdés (1969–70) andHugo Tassara (1972–1973).[1] He led the team in itsfirst FIFA World Cup qualification for the1978 FIFA World Cup.[11] At the championship, he made his debut with a 3-2 win versusCosta Rica in theEstadio Revolución on 4 April 1976.[1] Previously he had led the national team in both the1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament and the1974 Central American and Caribbean Games with amateur squads.[12]
After coaching professional teams, he worked for the football academy ofAFO [es] in Ecuador in the 1980s.[13]
He made his home and died inPanama.[14]
Emelec
San José
Aurora