José Tadormina Garrido was a Chilean

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manager who developed his career in Peru.

Career

Tadormina is one of the first Chilean managers to work in the Peruvian top division, the second after

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. He also coached

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before the club joined the professional categories. In the

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, he led Melgar, becoming the first Chilean to do it before

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and

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. Despite they qualified to the final group to compete for the league title, they finally competed for staying at the top level against

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and

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. In addition, they faced

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by first time in the top division, defeating them by 3–1, in a match later called '. In 1974, he coached a team made up by players from

and

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what was called Selección del Sur, in a tour for Bolivia. From 1974 to 1975, he led Unión Tumán. In the

1975 Torneo Descentralizado The 1975 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 18 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. As the First Division was reduced to 16 teams for 1976, no team was promoted and two team ...

, he led

, reaching the third to last place.

References

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