Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan naturalized Colombian professional

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and former football player.

Playing career

Club

Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967–1968) in Uruguay;

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

(1969–1970),

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(1971), and

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

(1974) in Argentina;

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

(1972–1973),

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, capital of the department of Atlantic ...

(1973, and 1975–1979), and

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their ...

(1980–1981) in Colombia.

Coaching career

Club

As a manager, Comesaña has coached 16 teams:

(1982–1986, 1992, 2000 and 2021–2022),

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...

(1987 and 2012),

(1991, 1992–1994, 1997, 2002, 2008–2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019–2020 and 2022),

Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional Association football, football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio El Campín, El Cam ...

(1995–1996 and 2003–2004),

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

(1996),

Real Cartagena Real Cartagena is a professional Colombian football team based in Cartagena, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Jaime Morón León stadium. History The origins of Real Cartagena date back to 197 ...

(2006),

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(2011), and Patriotas (2013–2014) in Colombia;

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(1988) in Paraguay;

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

(1989–1990),

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(2015–2016), Racing Montevideo (2016), and

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(2016) in Uruguay;

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(1996) in Chile;

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(2005) in Ecuador;

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(2019) in Argentina. He also served as assistant coach of Leonel Álvarez in the Colombia national team in 2011.

Personal life

Comesaña naturalized Colombian by residence in 1976.

Honours

Player

Millonarios *

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: 1972 Atlético Junior * Categoría Primera A: 1977

Manager

Atlético Junior *

: 1993, 2018-II, 2019-I *

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* * 1948 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Racing Club de Montevideo players Argentine Primera División players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Kimberley de Mar del Plata footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Categoría Primera A players Millonarios F.C. players Atlético Junior footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan expatriate football managers Naturalized citizens of Colombia Colombian football managers Colombian expatriate football managers Independiente Medellín managers Deportivo Cali managers Club Guaraní managers Danubio F.C. managers Atlético Junior managers Independiente Santa Fe managers Deportes Tolima managers Unión Española managers C.D. Cuenca managers Real Cartagena managers Deportivo Pereira managers Patriotas Boyacá managers Racing Club de Montevideo managers River Plate Montevideo managers Club Atlético Colón managers Categoría Primera A managers Paraguayan Primera División managers Uruguayan Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Argentine Primera División managers Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan football coaches 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub