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Édgar Ospina
Personal information
Full name	Édgar de Jesús Ospina Echeverri
Date of birth	12 January 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Cartago, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current team	Ayacucho (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1995–1996	Alianza Lima (youth)
1997	Bella Esperanza
1998–1999	Alianza Lima
2000	Atlético Bucaramanga
2000	LDU Quito
2003	Cienciano
2004	Grau-Estudiantes
2004	Deportivo Wanka
2005	Aris Limassol
2006	América Cochahuayco
2007	Universitario
2007	Total Clean
2008	Deportivo Pereira
2008	Trujillanos
2008–2009	Inti Gas
2010	Cienciano
2010–2012	Inti Gas
2013	León de Huánuco
2013	Unión Comercio
2015–2016	Ayacucho
2022	Ayacucho
2025–	Ayacucho

Édgar de Jesús Ospina Echeverri (born 12 January 1956) is a Colombian football manager, currently in charge of Peruvian side Ayacucho.

Career

Born in Cartago, Ospina worked as a fitness coach for Deportes Quindío, Millonarios, Independiente Santa Fe and Cúcuta Deportivo in the 1980s. He moved to Peru in 1995, to work as a youth coach for Alianza Lima.

Ospina's first senior managerial experience occurred in 1997, as he led Segunda División side Bella Esperanza to the second position, missing out promotion by one point. In June 1998, he returned to Alianza, now as a first team manager.^[1]

Ospina was sacked by Alianza on 15 November 1999,^[2] and returned to his home country after taking over Atlético Bucaramanga in 2000. Later in the year, he also worked at Ecuadorian side LDU Quito, but was replaced by Fernando Díaz; the club was ultimately relegated.

Ospina started the 2003 season in charge of Cienciano back in Peru, but was sacked in May of that year.^[3] During the 2004 campaign, he worked at Primera División sides Grau-Estudiantes and Deportivo Wanka, with both sides suffering relegation.

After a brief period at Cypriot side Aris Limassol in 2005, Ospina was named manager of América Cochahuayco in July 2006.^[4] In 2007, he replaced Jorge Amado Nunes at the helm of Universitario de Deportes; initially an interim, he was permanently named manager in March^[5] but was later dismissed in July. He finished the year at Total Clean.

On 11 January 2008, Ospina was appointed Deportivo Pereira manager,^[6] but was sacked in May. He worked at Venezuelan Segunda División side Trujillanos later in the year, before returning to Peru with Inti Gas.

Ospina led Inti Gas to the top tier, and was close to a continental qualification during the 2009 campaign. He returned to Cienciano in January 2010,^[7] but was sacked on 4 May.^[8]

Ospina returned to Inti Gas on 19 July 2010,^[9] and left the club in December 2012. He was subsequently named in charge of León de Huánuco on 11 December of that year,^[10] before leaving on a mutual agreement the following 11 April.^[11]

Ospina was appointed Unión Comercio manager on 16 May 2013,^[12] but resigned on 26 September.^[13] On 28 October 2015, after more than two years without coaching, he returned to Inti Gas (now named Ayacucho),^[14] but resigned on 9 July 2016.^[15]

On 8 August 2022, Ospina returned to Ayacucho after six years without coaching.^[16]

References

^ "Alianza Lima: cuatro para empezar" [Alianza Lima: four to start] (in Spanish). Once. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Ospina en Alianza 1999: Una espina que no sale" [Ospina at Alianza 1999: A thorn that does not come out] (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Colombiano Edgar Ospina dirigirá al Estudiantes-Grau de Perú" [Colombian Edgar Ospina will manage Estudiantes-Grau from Perú] (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 January 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Toda la segunda división donde participa el Alfonso Ugarte de Puno" [All the Segunda División where Alfonso Ugarte de Puno play] (in Spanish). Los Andes. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Edgar Ospina fue ratificado como técnico de Universitario de Perú" [Edgar Ospina was confirmed as manager of Universitario from Peru] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Llega en medio del incendio" [He arrives in the middle of a fire] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Cienciano con nuevo "look"" [Cienciano with a new "look"] (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Destituyen al colombiano Édgar Ospina en Cienciano por malos resultados en Perú" [They sack Colombian Édgar Ospina at Cienciano due to poor results in Peru] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Confirmado: Edgar Ospina es el nuevo DT de Inti Gas" [Confirmed: Edgar Ospina is the new manager of Inti Gas] (in Spanish). Líbero. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Edgar Ospina es el nuevo entrenador de León de Huánuco" [Edgar Ospina is the new manager of León de Huánuco] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Édgar Ospina dejó de ser el entrenador de León de Huánuco" [Édgar Ospina left as manager of León de Huánuco] (in Spanish). Panamericana Televisión. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Descentralizado 2013: Edgar Ospina es nuevo técnico de Unión Comercio" [2013 Descentralizado: Edgar Ospina is the new manager of Unión Comercio] (in Spanish). Líbero. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Perú | Edgar Ospina renuncia a la dirección de Unión Comercio" [Peru | Edgar Ospina resigns from Unión Comercio] (in Spanish). La Pelotona. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Edgar Ospina es el nuevo entrenador de Ayacucho FC" [Edgar Ospina is the new manager of Ayacucho FC] (in Spanish). Andina. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "El colombiano Édgar Ospina renuncia como entrenador del Ayacucho peruano" [Colombian Édgar Ospina resigns as manager of Peruvian Ayacucho] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Liga 1: Édgar Ospina será nuevo técnico de Ayacucho FC en el Torneo Clausura" [Liga 1: Édgar Ospina will be the new manager of Ayacucho FC in the Torneo Clausura] (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.