Marvin Amarini Villatoro de León (born May 6, 1985) is a Guatemalan professional

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coach. He is the current manager of Liga Nacional club Xelajú.

Coaching career

In 2006, Villatoro joined the coaching staff at

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n club Pérez Zeledón. In 2008, Villatoro achieved promotion to the Guatemalan

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with Los Potros del Tecnológico. In 2009, Villatoro was appointed manager of

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, helping to the club gain promotion to the

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during his time at the club. Following his time at Sayaxché, Villatoro managed Cobán Imperial,

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and Deportivo Jocotán. In May 2016, Villatoro was appointed manager at

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. In 2018, Guastatoya won their first

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, with Villatoro becoming the youngest ever coach to do so. In March 2019, Villatoro was appointed manager of

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. In 2021, he was sacked after Guatemala failed to qualify for both the

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and the

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References

Living people People from Cobán Guatemalan football managers Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Guatemala national football team managers 1985 births {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub