Simón Pablo Elissetche Correa (born 28 September 1977) is a Chilean football manager. He is the current head coach of the Timor Leste national team.
Elissetche previously had already coached Timor-Leste from October 2017 until December 2017. Runner-up in the CTFA International Tournament in Taiwan.[1]
On 9 June 2013, Ellissetche agreed to a contract with Persita Tangerang.[3] After managing the team for six matches with record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, he resigned.[4]
Since February 2016, Ellissetche managed at Assalam in the 2016 Liga Futebol Amadorae.[5][6][7] He is the first foreign coach to managed the Timor Leste club and also the first foreigner coach in Timor Leste football history to start the football league after independence from Indonesia on 2002. In Assalam, he bring success to Assalam where the club ended up as runner-up gin the league but it isn't enough to bring the team to the first division.
Ellissetche success in the league was given a head coach job by the East Timor Football Federation to coach the Timor Leste national team on 25 October 2017.[11]
Aceh United
On 15 January 2018, Ellissetche returned to Indonesia when he accepted the job as new head coach of Liga 2 side Aceh United for the 2018 season.[12] His services were terminated by mutual consent on 19 October 2018.[13]
Lalenok United
On 5 February 2020, Ellissetche returned to Timor Leste to become Lalenok United head coach. In his first season at the club, he successfully help Lalenok United to win the 2020 Copa FFTL. In the final match which took place at the Estadio Municipal Cafe, Dili, on 27 October 2020, Lalenok defeated SLB Laulara with a score of 2–1.
This success earned Lalenok United a ticket to represent Timor Leste to compete in the 2021 AFC Cup. However the tournament was cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
PSPS Riau
In October 2021, Ellissetche accepted an offer to become the head coach of PSPS Riau which plays in Liga 2 Indonesia.[15]
