1. Octavio Zambrano Viera was born on 3 February 1958 and is an Ecuadorian football coach.
22 Facts About Octavio Zambrano
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Octavio Zambrano is a former player with international coaching experience.
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Octavio Zambrano holds a UEFA "A" diploma and a USSF "A" coaching license.
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Octavio Zambrano was a successful coach in Major League Soccer during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Octavio Zambrano was an attacking midfielder and made his professional debut with Union Deportiva Valdez of the Ecuadorian First Division.
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Octavio Zambrano moved to the United States from his native Ecuador in 1980 to attend Chapman University, and later played two seasons with the Los Angeles Lazers in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
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In 1990, Octavio Zambrano was an assistant coach to Rildo Menezes with the California Emperors in the American Professional Soccer League.
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Octavio Zambrano coached the successful largely ethnic team from Southern California, LA Salsa U-19, a McGuire Cup finalist and was the 1994 USISL Western Division Coach of the Year.
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Octavio Zambrano joined MLS as an assistant for Lothar Osiander with Los Angeles Galaxy reaching the MLS Cup final the first year of the league.
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Octavio Zambrano assumed head coaching duties when Osiander was fired early in the 1997 season.
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Five games into the 1999 season, Octavio Zambrano was fired, the Galaxy made it to the MLS final the same year, losing against DC United.
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Octavio Zambrano re-surfaced as the head coach of the MetroStars in 2000, replacing the much-traveled Bora Milutinovic.
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Octavio Zambrano was fired after the 2002 season after failing to reach the playoffs.
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From 2003 to 2006, Octavio Zambrano served a three-year term as elected Vice-President of FENODE.
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In 2006, Octavio Zambrano was hired as the head coach for Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol in Moldova.
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Octavio Zambrano was hired by FIFA to write the CONCACAF Technical Report for the Gold Cup 2009.
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On 3 December 2009 Octavio Zambrano was hired by Kansas City Wizards now Sporting KC as assistant head coach, during his two-year term Sporting KC went from a non play-off team in five years, to the league semifinals and within one goal of the MLS 2011 final.
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In June 2014, Octavio Zambrano became a TV game analyst for the Ecuadorian International Network Ecuavisa, as a member of Codigo Mundial, the highest-rated World Cup show in Ecuadorian TV; his participation in this show opened the door to take the reins of El Nacional, getting the club out of the relegation zone and into the group of 6, trying to secure a berth into Conmebol's International Tournaments: Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores.
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In March 2017, it was announced that Octavio Zambrano would become the head coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team, replacing interim coach Michael Findlay.
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Octavio Zambrano made his Canada debut with the under 23 team at the Aspire U-23 Tournament in Qatar, where the Canadians defeated Uzbekistan and Qatar to win the tournament.
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On 8 January 2018, Octavio Zambrano was replaced as head coach of Canada by John Herdman, who had previously headed the Canadian women's program.
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Octavio Zambrano had lasted just nine months in charge of the program.