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
Club Universidad Nacional in Clausura 2016 and failing to reach the semifinal for Copa Libertadores 2016 Guillermo Vasquez was once again sacked as head coach on May 2016. At the end of May 2016, Pumas hired Francisco Palencia as head coach making Palencia debut as his first team to manage. Once again, in Apertura 2016 Pumas made it to the play-offs against Tigres for quarter finals. In the first leg with Pumas hosting the home game both teams tied 2-2. In the second leg Tigres hosting the home game, Tigres won 5-0. Thus, in the global scoreboard Pumas lost 7-2, and was not