Leonardo Vanegas
{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer and manager (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leonardo Vanegas
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Leonardo Fernando Vanegas Barcia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cuenca, Ecuador
| height =
| currentclub =
| position = Right back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2002
| clubs1 = LDU Cuenca
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2003
| clubs2 = Atlético Universitario
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004
| clubs3 = {{ill|C.D. Gloria|lt=Gloria|es|Club Deportivo Gloria}}
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2004–2012
| managerclubs1 = Deportivo Cuenca (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs2 = {{ill|C.D. Estrella Roja|lt=Estrella Roja|es|Club Deportivo Estrella Roja}} (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2015
| managerclubs3 = Círculo Cruz del Vado
| manageryears4 = 2016–2019
| managerclubs4 = {{ill|C.D. Estudiantes|lt=Estudiantes Cuenca|es|Club Deportivo Estudiantes}}
| manageryears5 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs5 = Gualaceo (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs6 = Gualaceo
| manageryears7 = 2023
| managerclubs7 = Cumbayá
}}
Leonardo Fernando Vanegas Barcia (born 16 July 1982) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a right back.
Career
Born in Cuenca, Vanegas was a right back for lower sides LDU Cuenca, Atlético Universitario and {{ill|C.D. Gloria|lt=Gloria|es|Club Deportivo Gloria}}. He retired in 2004, and became a manager of Deportivo Cuenca's youth categories.{{cite web|url=https://latrinqa.com/2020/08/19/dt-leonardo-vanegas-la-actitud-no-se-negocia/|title=DT Leonardo Vanegas: “La actitud no se negocia”|trans-title=Manager Leonardo Vanegas: "The attitude is not negotiable"|publisher=La Trinqa|language=es|date=19 August 2020|accessdate=20 February 2022}}
In 2013, Vanegas was an assistant of Daniel Segarra at {{ill|C.D. Estrella Roja|lt=Estrella Roja|es|Club Deportivo Estrella Roja}}, before being named manager of Círculo Cruz del Vado for the 2015 season. In 2016, he took over {{ill|C.D. Estudiantes|lt=Estudiantes de Cuenca|es|Club Deportivo Estudiantes}}, before rejoining Segarra's staff at Gualaceo in 2020.
Vanegas became Gualaceo's manager in July 2021, after Segarra left, and led the club to their first-ever promotion to the Serie A in November.{{cite web|url=https://www.extra.ec/noticia/deportes/leonardo-vanegas-heroe-gualaceo-59391.html|title=Leonardo Vanegas, el héroe de Gualaceo|trans-title=Leonardo Vanegas, the hero of Gualaceo|publisher=Extra|language=es|date=3 November 2021|accessdate=20 February 2022}} He was subsequently kept as manager for the 2022 campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.todomercadoweb.es/latinoamerica/oficial-gualaceo-confirmada-la-continuidad-del-tecnico-leonardo-venegas-399575|title=Gualaceo, confirmada la continuidad del técnico Leonardo Venegas|trans-title=Gualaceo, confirmed the continuity of the manager Leonardo Vanegas|publisher=Todo Mercado Web|language=es|date=12 November 2021|accessdate=20 February 2022}}
On 18 September 2023, Vanegas resigned from Gualaceo.{{cite web|url=https://www.aficioncentral.com/noticias/futbol-ecuatoriano/es-momento-de-cerrar-un-ciclo-considera-leonardo-vanegas-tras-renunciar-como-tecnico-de-gualaceo/33927/|title="Es momento de cerrar un ciclo", considera Leonardo Vanegas tras renunciar como técnico de Gualaceo|trans-title="It's time to close a cycle", Leonardo Vanegas considers after resigning as manager of Gualaceo|publisher=Afición Central|language=es|date=18 September 2023|access-date=23 September 2023}} On 8 November, he replaced Patricio Hurtado at the helm of Cumbayá.{{cite web|url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/jugada/leonardo-vanegas-director-tecnico-cumbaya/|title=Leonardo Vanegas es el nuevo director técnico del Cumbayá|trans-title=Leonardo Vanegas is the new manager of Cumbayá|publisher=Primicias|language=es|date=8 November 2023|accessdate=30 November 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway coach|leonardo-fernando-vanegas-barcia/811174}}
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Category:Ecuadorian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Ecuadorian football managers
Category:Gualaceo S.C. managers