José del Solar

José del Solar

Personal information
Full name	José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón
Date of birth	(1967-11-28) 28 November 1967
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height
Position(s)	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
2005	Colón Santa Fe
2005–2006	Sporting Cristal
2007	Universidad Católica
2007–2009	Peru
2010–2011	Universitario
2014	Universitario
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Del Solar and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez-Calderón.

José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (born 28 November 1967) is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach.

During his playing career, spent in four different countries – mainly in Spain, where he amassed La Liga totals of 149 games and ten goals during six seasons – he was nicknamed Chemo.

Club career

Born in Lima, Del Solar developed at the youth system of Universitario de Deportes, but played his first professional game with Asociación Deportiva San Agustín after he was loaned by Universitario to continue his development as a player. He won his first Peruvian Primera División championship with San Agustín, defeating Alianza Lima in December 1986.

Del Solar's last official club game was a 0–0 draw with traditional rivals Alianza Lima for the Apertura on 7 July 2002, playing for his first club which won 1–0 in the first game, with 0–0 in Trujillo.

From 1992 to 1998 del Solar competed in Spain, always in La Liga. He started at CD Tenerife – where he partnered Argentine Fernando Redondo in central midfield, and also his compatriot Percy Olivares – helping the Canary Islands side rob Real Madrid of the league title in the last round in his first season, playing in 30 matches and scoring once (the club also qualified for the first time ever to the UEFA Cup); this dramatic league scenario also happened in the following year, but his presence was much more testimonial.

In 1996, after suffering relegation with UD Salamanca, del Solar started at Celta de Vigo but appeared rarely for Valencia 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 club as a footballer, at the age of 34.

As a manager, del Solar began his career with Colón de Santa Fe, aided by former Tenerife teammate Juan Antonio Pizzi, without luck, as the pair was sacked after only three matches and as many losses. Then, he was named coach of Sporting Cristal, leading the team to the domestic league in 2005.

In 2007, del Solar was appointed at former club Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, finishing second behind Colo-Colo in Apertura 2007.

International career

Del Solar obtained 74 international caps for Peru, in which he scored nine goals. He made his national team debut on 28 January 1986 against China (1–3), playing his last international match on 8 November 2001 against Argentina (0–2), twenty days before his 34th birthday.

Del Solar was selected to six Copa América tournaments, scoring three in four matches – twice through penalties – as the national team reached the quarterfinals in the 1993 edition, in Ecuador.

On 3 August 2007, del Solar replaced Julio César Uribe as manager of the national squad. He went on to be part of the disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, as the nation only won thrice and ranked last.

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

Managerial stats

As of 13 August 2012

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

Honours

Player

San Agustín

• Peruvian League: 1986

Universitario

• Peruvian League: 1987, 1999, 2000
• Apertura 2002

Universidad Católica

• Chilean Cup: 1991

Manager

Sporting Cristal

• Peruvian League: 2005

External links

• José del Solar profile at BDFutbol
• José del Solar at National-Football-Teams.com
• José del Solar – FIFA competition record