Leonardo Zamora

Leonardo Harum Zamora Amaro (born December 14, 1975 in San Felipe, Chile) is a retired Chilean-Palestinian football goalkeeper. He is currently the head coach of A.C. Barnechea.

Leo Zamora
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Harum Zamora Amaro
Date of birth (1975-12-14) December 14, 1975
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Barnechea (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Universidad de Chile
1997–1998 Deportes Temuco
1999–2003 Everton
2004–2005 Utah Blitzz
2006 Real Salt Lake
2007–2009 Ñublense
2010 Rangers
2010–2011 Smouha
2011 Curicó Unido
National team
2003–2006 Palestine 6 (0)
Teams managed
2011–2012 Barnechea (assistant)
2013 Chile U20 (assistant)
2014 Huachipato (assistant)
2015–2017 Universidad Católica (assistant)
2018 Rangers de Talca
2020– Barnechea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Zamora made his debut with the Palestine national football team on September 24, 2003 against Qatar, in a 2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifying match. . Also he was substitute in a World Cup 2006 Qualifying match against Uzbekistan on September 8, 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 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and Huachipato in 2014.[1]

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 Sporting Cristal 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.[1]

Rangers de Talca

Zamora was hired in his first job as a head coach by his former club, Rangers de Talca, on 23 December 2017.[2] Zamora decided to resign on 30 July 2018 due to bad results and a horrible relationship with the club's fans.[3]

Barnechea

On 21 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Zamora had been appointed head coach of A.C. Barnechea.[4]

Honours

Player
Universidad de Chile
  • Primera División de Chile (1): 1995
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References
  1. 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
  2. Rangers de Talca confirmó a Leonardo Zamora como su nuevo entrenador, biobiochile.cl, 23 December 2017
  3. Leo Zamora leaves the Rangers bench, latercera.com, 30 July 2018
  4. Leonardo Zamora fue confirmado como el nuevo técnico de Barnechea, encancha.cl, 21 December 2019
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