Luis Fernando Tena

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tena and the second or maternal family name is Garduño.

Luis Fernando Tena

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Personal information
Full name	Luis Fernando Tena Garduño
Date of birth	(1958-01-20) 20 January 1958
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976-1982	Atlético Español	190	(2)
1982-1983	Oaxtepec	32	(0)
1983-1986	Guadalajara	46	(0)
1987-1988	Atlante	45	(1)
Managerial career
1994–1996	Cruz Azul
1996–1997	Tecos
1997–2000	Cruz Azul
2000–2001	Morelia
2002–2003	Santos Laguna
2004	Cruz Azul
2005–2006	Chiapas
2006–2007	América
2008–2009	Morelia
2009–2010	Chiapas
2010–2013	Mexico (assistant)
2011–2013	Mexico U-23
2013	Mexico (caretaker)
2013–2015	Cruz Azul
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Fernando Tena Garduño (born 20 January 1958 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football coach and was the manager of Liga MX club Cruz Azul. His brother, Alfredo Tena, is also a coach.

Tena was the coach of the Mexico national football team where he was also the assistant manager of José Manuel de la Torre from 2010 to 2013.

Most recently, he coached the Mexico U-23 team that won the Football Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics. This was the first time Mexico won any Olympic medal for football, and in the process by beating Brazil in the final match, they deprived Brazil of winning their first Olympic gold medal.

Coaching career

He was the manager of Club América, the Mexico City squad that participate in Primera División (First Division). As manager, Tena has achieved two titles: Cruz Azul in 1997 and in 2000 with Morelia.

After retiring as a player, Tena began his coaching career in 1994 with Cruz Azul, a squad which he has guided on three separate occasions. Aside from stints at Cruz Azul and Morelia, Tena has coached Santos Laguna, Chiapas and Tecos UAG. His brother, Alfredo Tena, a former Club América player and manager, served as an assistant coach for Luis. On 16 March 2008 Tena was named the new coach of Monarcas Morelia, he was fired on 20 February 2009 and was later named as the Head Coach to Chiapas on 6 May 2009.

After a slow start to Primera División de México Bicentenario 2010 tournament, Tena was later let go from his head coach position from Chiapas in early January, 2010.

On 7 September 2013 Mexico's Olympic gold medal-winning coach Luis Fernando Tena took temporary control of the Mexico national football team following the departure of Jose Manuel de la Torre.

On 11 September 2013, Tena was released as Mexico national team coach.

On 10 December 2013, Tena was confirmed as the new head coach of Cruz Azul for a fourth term. He signed a contract with Cruz Azul for 18 months. On May 29, 2015 Tena was fired from Cruz Azul

Honours

Club

Cruz Azul

• Primera División: Invierno 1997
• CONCACAF Champions League: 2013–14

Morelia

• Primera División: Invierno 2000

International

Mexico

• Pan American Games
  • Gold Medal: 2011

• CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
  • Champion: 2012

• Toulon Tournament
  • Champion 2012

• Summer Olympics^*
  • Gold Medal 2012

External links

• profile
• "Tena fired from Jaguares" (Spanish article)