Vanessa Arauz

Vanessa Arauz León (born 5 February 1989) is an Ecuadorian football manager who is currently the head coach of the Chilean club Colo-Colo women's team. She was the head coach of Ecuador at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at 26 years old, hired at age 24, setting a world record for youngest coach at a Men's or Women's FIFA World Cup.[1][2] In the 2015 FIFA World Cup, Ecuador finished last, only scoring one goal. Although most federations might have fired the couch after a score that low, especially a female coach. Surprisingly the federation retained Arauz for the women's national program at all levels. By 2017, she was coaching all women's teams for the federation and was named an official instructor by CONMEBOL. In that position, Arauz travelled to provide assistance and training to women's programs throughout South America. Through the efforts of the federation, Arauz proved to be the face of change within Latin America and women's rights, specifically within football.[3]

Vanessa Arauz
Personal information
Full name Vanessa Arauz León
Date of birth (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989
Place of birth Ecuador
Club information
Current team
 Colo-Colo (women)
Teams managed
Years Team
2014–2017 Ecuador women
2020– Colo-Colo (women)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arauz and the second or maternal family name is León.

References
  1. Kade Krichko. "Ecuador's 26-Year-Old Coach is Making History at the Women's World Cup". VICE Sports.
  2. Kristen Ott (June 9, 2015). "Ecuador's 26-year-old coach claims new record at FIFA Women's World Cup". Guinness World Records.
  3. Elsey, Brenda (2019). Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America. University of Texas Press.


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