José Chiarella
Personal information
Full name José Hernani Chiarella Espíritu
Date of birth 7 April 1929
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death 22 September 2019(2019-09-22) (aged 90)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Managerial career
Years Team
1957 Mariscal Sucre
1958–1959 Unión América
1963 KDT Nacional
1964 Ciclista Lima
1966 Sport Boys
1967 Porvenir Miraflores
1968 Defensor Lima
1969 Sport Boys
1970 Defensor Lima
1973 Peru (assistant)
1977 Defensor Lima
1978 Sport Boys
1979 Peru
1980–1981 Sport Boys
1982 Deportivo Municipal
1983 Portuguesa F.C.
1984 Sporting Cristal
1985–1986 FBC Melgar
1988 Internazionale San Borja
1990 Meteor S.C.
1991–1992 Carlos A. Mannucci
1993–1994 Defensor Lima
1997 Atlético Grau

José Hernani Chiarella Espíritu (7 April 1929 – 22 September 2019) was a Peruvian football former and manager.

Biography

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Managerial career

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A graduate in pharmaceutical chemistry, with a background in physical education, José Chiarella distinguished himself at Sport Boys, which he managed on four separate occasions (1966, 1969, 1978, and 1980–81).[1] He also coached Defensor Lima on four separate occasions (1968, 1970, 1977, and 1993–94).[2]

He had other, shorter stints at Deportivo Municipal (in 1982) and Sporting Cristal (in 1984), with a brief spell in Venezuela at Portuguesa F.C. in 1983.[1]

After serving as Roberto Scarone's assistant with the Peruvian national football team in 1973, he became the head coach for the 1979 Copa América, a tournament Peru won by the defending champions.[1]

He ended his career in the 1990s after two stints with clubs in northern Peru: Carlos A. Mannucci in 1991–1992 and Atlético Grau in 1997.[3]

Death

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Having retired from football, he died on September 22, 2019, at the age of 90.[4]

Honours

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Unión América

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raúl Behr (16 April 2009). "José Chiarella: El espíritu de Chiarella" [José Chiarella: The spirit of Chiarella]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ Raúl Behr (11 March 2012). "Barrenderos y carasucias" [Street sweepers and dirty faces]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Atlético Grau 1 – Alianza Lima 3". Historial Blanquiazul (in Spanish). 7 September 1997. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ^ "José Chiarella, el técnico que dirigió a la selección y tenía curiosas creencias" [José Chiarella, the coach who led the national team and had curious beliefs]. El Comercio (Peru) (in Spanish). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  5. ^ David Sánchez (19 January 2019). "Unión América: Continente efímero" [Unión América: Ephemeral continent]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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