Luis Fernando Tena

Luis Fernando Tena Garduño (born 20 January 1958) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Guatemala national team.

Over a professional career spanning more than three decades, Tena has managed ten different clubs in Mexican football, winning two Primera División championships and three CONCACAF Champions Cup titles. He is best known for leading Mexico’s Olympic team to a historic gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

His brother, Alfredo, is also a manager and former footballer.

Born in Mexico City on January 20, 1958, Tena began his professional career with Atlético Español in 1976. He later played for Oaxtepec and Guadalajara before finishing his career with Atlante, where he retired in 1988.

After retiring as a player, he began his coaching career in 1994 with Cruz Azul, the club where he achieved his greatest success and with which he is most closely identified, having managed the team on four different occasions.

In his first spell, he turned Cruz Azul into a league contender and lifted the 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, his first title as a coach. In his second spell, he reached his greatest triumph: winning the Invierno 1997 championship, which ended a nearly 17-year league title drought. Earlier that same year, he had also secured the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. He later returned for a fourth stint, delivering the club’s sixth CONCACAF Champions' Cup title.

After his initial tenure with Cruz Azul, Tena took charge of Monarcas Morelia, a club then seeking prominence. In his first campaign, he guided the team to their first league title, the Invierno 2000 championship.

In 2006, Tena faced one of the biggest challenges of his career when he managed Club América. He led the team to the final of the Clausura 2007, but ultimately lost to Pachuca.