José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968)

José Luis Sierra
Sierra in 2016
Personal information
Full name José Luis Sierra Pando
Date of birth (1968-12-05) 5 December 1968
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wakrah (manager)
Youth career
1985–1988 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Unión Española 128 (29)
1989–1990 → Valladolid (loan) 3 (0)
1995 São Paulo 8 (1)
1996–2001 Colo-Colo 145 (42)
1999 → UANL (loan) 13 (1)
2002–2009 Unión Española 248 (61)
Total 545 (134)
International career
1991–2000 Chile 53 (8)
Managerial career
2010–2015 Unión Española
2015–2016 Colo-Colo
2016–2018 Al-Ittihad
2018 Shabab Al-Ahli
2019 Al-Ittihad
2020–2021 Palestino
2021–2022 Al-Tai
2022–2023 Al-Wehda
2024–2025 Unión Española
2025 Al-Wehda
2026– Al-Wakrah
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player who manages Al-Wakrah.

Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long-time team Unión Española.

Club career

Unión Española

Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española in November 1988 against the Universidad de Chile. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to Real Valladolid in Spain. However, during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused him to return to Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chile national team. Sierra won the Copa Chile with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993.

Colo-Colo

After an unsuccessful stint in Brazil playing for São Paulo, he went on to spend three successful years with Colo-Colo, which saw his team capture the championship in all three seasons. Currently Sierra has found his way back to Unión Española, making a stop in between to play with UANL Tigres in Mexico for one season. He captured the Golden Boot in Chile (awarded to the best professional football player in Chile) in 2004 and 2005.

In 1997, it was widely rumoured that then Premier League side Everton manager Howard Kendall had made an approach to bring Sierra to Goodison Park. However, for unknown reasons, possibly relating to lack of sufficient capital, Kendall decided to pull the plug on the deal.

Return to Unión Española

Sierra announced his retirement in December 2008 and accepted the position of manager with his beloved Unión Española. He will continue on the position until the end of the Clausura 2009 tournament.

International career

Sierra was capped 53 times and scored eight goals for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2000. He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal on a free-kick against Cameroon.

Coaching career

Sierra started coaching in 2010 of Chilean club Unión Española and spent five years there. He won the 2013 Torneo Transición with them. Unión won the Apertura Tournament of 2013, after defeating Colo-Colo 1–0 in the final match. In 2015, he became the coach of Colo-Colo. In only one season, he won the 2015 Torneo Apertura title with and also led them into the 2015 Copa Chile. On July 22, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with eight-time Saudi champions Al-Ittihad with an option to sign for another season.

On 7 November 2021, Sierra was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.[1]

On 20 October 2022, Sierra was appointed as manager of Al-Wehda.[2]

Personal life

His parents, Domingo Sierra and Pilar Pando, are Spanish immigrants in Chile of Galician and Asturian origin, respectively.[3]

He studied in the Colegio Hispano Americano, which belongs to Spanish residents in Chile.[3]

Belonging to a football family, his father was a director of Unión Española[3] and his great uncle, Félix Cantín, was a doctor and midfielder of Unión Deportiva Española from 1928 to 1932.[4]

His son of the same name, José Luis Jr., was a Chile international at under-20 level[5] and his brother-in-law, Sebastián Miranda, is a football manager and former professional footballer in Chile and abroad. His nephew, Benjamín Sierra, who is also the nephew of Sebastián Miranda, plays at the Spanish Kings League.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión Española 1989 Primera División 1422113—3515
1990 258——258
1991 213134—347
1992 349152—4911
1993 265166—4211
1994 8212101195
Total 12829662710120457
Real Valladolid (loan) 1989–90 La Liga 3010—40
São Paulo 1995 Série A 81——81
Colo-Colo 1996 Primera División 2359151377
1997 269—1524111
1998 2811201304311
1999 204—40244
2000 25765303412
2001 236—50286
Total 1454217645320751
Tigres (loan) 1999 Liga MX 131——131
Unión Española 2002 Primera División 305——305
2003 338——338
2004 4623——4623
2005 409——409
2006 325—61386
2007 337——337
2008 34432—376
Total 24861326125764
Unión Española Total 376908029162472121
Career total 5451349835615704174

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 199110
199383
199420
199530
199630
199760
1998132
199971
2000112
Total548
List of international goals scored by José Luis Sierra[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.31 March 1993Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile Bolivia2–12–1Friendly
2.13 June 1993Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia1–03–1Friendly
3.21 June 1993Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador Brazil1–03–21993 Copa América
4.31 May 1998Stade Municipal Tropenas, Montélimar, France Tunisia2–23–2Friendly
5.23 June 1998Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France Cameroon1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup
6.3 July 1999Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Venezuela2–03–01999 Copa América
7.12 February 2000Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile Bulgaria3–03–2Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso
8.22 March 2000Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Honduras2–15–2Friendly
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.

Managerial statistics

As of 27 August 2026
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Unión Española Chile 14 October 2010 18 May 2015 2471115482410320+90044.94
Colo-Colo 18 May 2015 20 July 2016 492811107645+31057.14
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 22 July 2016 1 June 2018 6334141511891+27053.97
Shabab Al Ahli United Arab Emirates 28 May 2018 14 October 2018 73041312+1042.86
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 24 February 2019 19 October 2019 3218596845+23056.25
Palestino Chile 11 November 2020 16 August 2021 461910177462+12041.30
Al-Tai Saudi Arabia 7 November 2021 7 July 2022 219392730−3042.86
Al-Wehda 21 October 2022 1 June 2023 269892736−9034.62
Unión Española Chile 4 September 2024 26 May 2025 2984173646−10027.59
Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 1 September 2025 6 November 2025 8026819−11000.00
Al-Wakrah Qatar 27 March 2026 present 7331169+7042.86
Career totals 535242114179873715+158045.23

Honours

Player

He played in Chile on the national soccer team for nine years, from 1991 to 2000.

Club

Colo-Colo
Unión Española

Individual

Manager

Club

Unión Española
Colo-Colo
Ittihad FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "خوسيه سييرا مدربا الطائي". 7 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "الوحدة يقيل أكرابوفيتش.. والبديل سييرا".
  3. 1 2 3 "José Luis Sierra Pando". excha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (29 March 2021). "Andrés García y las generaciones doradas de Unión Española". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "José Luis Sierra, el hijo del "Coto" que salvó a Chile de una derrota frente a Ecuador en el Sub 20". emol.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Parker, Matías (29 January 2023). "La historia de Benjamín Sierra, un chileno suelto en la Kings League" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "José Luis Sierra – Goals in International Matches". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Chile - International Results - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Saudi Arabia - Crown Prince Cup 2016/17 - Football News, Results, Fixtures, Standings, Tables, Live Scores | Hailoo Sport". hailoosport.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Siera, Hamdalla named the best in April". Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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