José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (born 28 November 1967) is a Peruvian football

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and former player who played as a

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. During his playing career, spent in four countries – mainly in Spain, where he amassed

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totals of 149 matches and ten goals during six seasons – he was nicknamed ''Chemo''. He started and finished it at Universitario.¿Quién fue Chemo del Solar? (Who was Chemo del Solar?)

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, 22 August 2017 (in Spanish) Del Solar as a Peruvian international for 15 years. He started working as a manager in 2005, also being in charge of the national team late into the decade.

Playing career

Club

Born in

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, Del Solar developed at the youth system of

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, but played his first professional match with Asociación Deportiva San Agustín after he was loaned by Universitario to continue his development as a player. He won his first

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championship with San Agustín, defeating Alianza Lima in December 1986. Del Solar's last official appearance was a 0–0 draw against traditional rivals Alianza Lima for the ''

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'' on 7 July 2002, playing for his first club which won 1–0 in the first game, with 0–0 in Trujillo. Del Solar competed in Spain from 1992 to 1998, always in

. He started at

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– where he partnered Argentine

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in central midfield, and also his compatriot Percy Olivares – helping the

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side rob

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of the league title in the last round in his first season, playing in 30 matches and scoring once (the team also qualified for the first time ever to the

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); this dramatic league scenario also happened in the following year, but his presence was much more testimonial. In 1996, after suffering relegation with

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, del Solar was a starter at

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but appeared rarely for

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, 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 first club at the age of 34.

International

Del Solar earned 74

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for

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, in which he scored nine goals. He made his debut on 28 January 1986 against China (1–3), playing his last international match on 8 November 2001 against

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(0–2), 20 days before his 34th birthday. Del Solar was selected to six

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tournaments, netting three times in four matches – twice through

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– as the national team reached the quarter-finals in the 1993 edition, in Ecuador.

Coaching career

Del Solar began working as a coach with

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's reserves in

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, in 2003, but left in December to acquire his coaching license. He returned to the side in June 2004, but resigned on 4 October. In 2005, del Solar worked at

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, aided by former Tenerife teammate Juan Antonio Pizzi as the pair was sacked after only three matches and as many losses. He was named manager of

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afterwards, leading the team to the domestic league in

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. In 2007, del Solar was appointed at former club

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, finishing second behind

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in Apertura 2007. On 3 August of that year, he replaced Julio César Uribe as manager of the national side; he went on to be part of the disastrous

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qualification campaign, as they only won three times and ranked last.

Honours

Player

San Agustín *

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Universitario *

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* Apertura 2002 Universidad Católica *

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: 1991

Manager

Sporting Cristal *

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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