Fernando Quirarte Fernando Quirarte Fernando Quirarte Gutiérrez (born May 17, 1956 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican former football player and manager. He played as a central defender for the club Chivas from 1973 to 1987 and the Mexico national football team, earning 45 caps and scoring 5 goals, including two in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Later he was the coach of Santos Laguna, Atlas, and Jaguares. On October 4, 2011, Mexican club Chivas of Guadalajara had demoted coach Jose Luis Real and replaced him with Fernando Quirarte. The change came after Chivas lost 1-0 to Querétaro over the weekend, which
Tigres UANL Danilinho and Chilean striker Héctor Mancilla to captain Lucas Lobos, the offensive line of Tigres became the so-called ""Cuatro Fantásticos"" ("Fantastic Four"). In the Clausura 2011 season, Tigres finished the tournament as leader with 35 points and as the best defence in the history of the short seasons, allowing only 9 goals in 17 games. Tigres faced Guadalajara in the postseason. In the first leg of the quarter-finals, Tigres lost 3–1, while in the second they tied to 1–1 at the Estadio Universitario. With an aggregate score of 4–2, Tigres was eliminated. On the Apertura 2011, Tigres hired Carlos Salcido