Leonardo Harum Zamora Amaro (born 14 December 1975) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Chile, he made six appearances for the Palestine national team.

International career

Zamora made his debut with the Palestine national team on 24 September 2003 against

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, in a 2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifying match. Also he was substitute in a World Cup 2006 Qualifying match against

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on 8 September 2004.

Coaching career

Assistant coach to Mario Salas

After retiring, Zamora began working with Mario Salas. He was his assistant at A.C. Barnechea between 2011 and 2012, then for Chile U20 in the

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and

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in 2014.Leo Zamora tras separarse de Mario Salas: "Soy una persona abierta a los cambios, no me gusta quedarme pegado en cosas por años"
publimetro.cl, 15 January 2018 He was also Salas' assistant between 2015 and 2017, who he won the 2016 Torneo Clausura and 2016 Torneo Apertura with. They left the club at the end of 2017 when Salas accepted and offer from

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in Peru, which he accepted. However, Zamora decided to stay in Chile and separate with Salas, with whom he had been working under for several years.

Rangers de Talca

Zamora was hired in his first job as a head coach by his former club,

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, on 23 December 2017. Zamora decided to resign on 30 July 2018 due to bad results and a horrible relationship with the club's fans.

Barnechea

On 21 December 2019, it was confirmed that Zamora had been appointed head coach of A.C. Barnechea. He was released at the beginning of 2020.

Honours

Player

Universidad de Chile *

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