Carlos Alberto "Piscis" Restrepo Isaza (born 5 March 1961) is a Colombian

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coach.

Career

Never having the opportunity of playing the sport professionally because of an injury, he began his coaching career at his early 20s. After some time spent managing in minor leagues and regional teams in his home country, he took over several U-17 and U-20

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s. He then began coaching teams such as

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and

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. He won the first division tournament of

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in 1995 with

. He then went on to manage

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of the

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, or Venezuelan Professional Football League. He arrived to

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in 2002, and coached

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for three years, where he won the Apertura Championship of Costa Rica's first division in 2004, against all odds. In 2005, he was signed by Brujas where he was able to build a very competitive team and battled to win the Costa Rica's first division title. In 2013, he managed

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team to win their third

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. In 2017, he was named coach for Olimpia after Hector Vargas was fired. In 2019, he was named coach for

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. After that, in 2020 he was named coach of AD San Carlos in Costa Rican first division.

Managerial statistics

''Statistics accurate as of 12 June 2017''

Honors

;Junior *

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(1):

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;Olimpia * Liga Nacional (1): 2009 Clausura ;Pérez Zeledón * Primera División (1): 2004 Apertura

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Restrepo, Carlos 1961 births Living people Colombian football managers Once Caldas managers Deportes Tolima managers Independiente Medellín managers Atlético Junior managers Liga Deportiva Alajuelense managers Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica C.D. Olimpia managers Puntarenas F.C. managers Colombia national under-20 football team managers Deportivo Pereira managers Jaguares de Córdoba managers Deportivo Pasto managers Deportes Quindío managers