Sporting Cristal announced to Guillermo Farré as a new coach. The Argentine, who arrives to replace the Brazilian Enderson Moreira, signed an 18-month contract, and his first objective will be to win the Clausura Tournament to fight for the 2024 League 1 title.
“We are happy to announce that Guillermo Farré will be the Technical Director of our Sporting Cristal until December 2025.”the painting announced ‘sky blue’ on their social networks.
“Hello celestial family, I wanted to convey to you my joy, my great pride in belonging to your beautiful institution. Tell you that we are totally convinced and committed to achieving the maximum, this year, with Sporting Cristal. I know of their passion, I know of the great history and identity they have, that is why it moved me so much, with the color light blue, a color with which I am so identified throughout my career, that is why I am feeling a extra energy”, were his first words as a coach ‘brewer‘.
Guillermo Farré was born on March 16, 1981 in Colón, province of Buenos Aires. He served as a central midfielder and began his football career in Córdoba Centrala club in which he debuted in 2001 and remained until 2007. At that time, the ‘railway’ He played in the fourth division of Argentine soccer, but in his last season, he helped them rise to the third category.
Due to his good performances, he caught the attention of Belgrano de Córdoba, which at that time was in the second division, and where he would ultimately become an idol. In 2011 he was the protagonist of one of the most important episodes of Argentine football.
He ‘Pirate‘ He was in 4th place in the Primera B Nacional, so he had to play for promotion with River Plate, a club that was in a deep crisis and was trying to avoid the first relegation in its history. He started the first leg, played at the Gigante de Alberdi stadium, where the Cordobans would surprise by winning 2-0 with goals from César Mansanelli and Caesar ‘The Spicy‘Pereyra.
But, his moment of glory would come in the return match. He ‘millionaire‘He took the lead at 5′ with a goal from Mariano Pavone and was overwhelming in the second half, looking for the saving goal. However, at 51’ minutes, Juan Manuel Díaz, in his attempt to reject a cross, collided with Jonathan Maidanaand the ball was left to Farre, who with a volley shot converted the tie and silenced the Monumental de Núñez. The scoreboard did not move any further and the Argentine giant lost the category.
Years later, the DT’sky blue‘He confessed to being a River fan, but a professional above all: “We have to get away from the verse that if you are a fan of a team you are not going to score goals. When you defend a shirt you forget about the environmentof the team you are a fan of or if you have your father or your son in front of you,” he declared six years later.
His story in Belgrano would not end there. He stayed at the club until 2017. He played a total of 327 games, becoming the third player with the most games in the club’s history. ‘pirate’behind of Juan Carlos Olave and Luis Fabián Artime.
His last years of his career were played in different Argentine promotion teams such as Sarmiento de Junín, Club Atlético Miter and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, where he retired in 2020.
After hanging the chimpunes, Guillermo Farré He worked as technical assistant to Ricardo Zielinski at Estudiantes de La Plata, but in May 2021 he received the proposal to direct Belgranoa club that was once again in the second division.
In this second journey in the ‘pirate‘, he ‘Chapu‘He ended up becoming an idol, because he won the Primera Nacional B and returned to the first division. Already in the Argentine Superliga, he had a correct campaign by finishing in 13th place and qualifying for the South American Cup. However, in March 2024 after a series of poor results. The defeat against Deportivo Miter in the Argentine Cup was key in this decision. In total, he directed 117, obtaining 56 victories, 28 draws and 33 losses:
“I wanted to respect the institution and that’s why I left. The elimination from the Argentine Cup was a very hard blow. My time in Belgrano was a great experience, we have achieved important things. The series of matches was very demanding, it wore us down a lot. I realized that I had to step aside and give air to the leadership,” he declared to DIRECTV Sports.
It is worth mentioning that, during his last months in the ‘Pirate‘, had the opportunity to direct Bryan Reyna, to whom he quickly gave the position as starter. Under his command, the Peruvian played 7 games, contributing an assist and two goals, one of them in the classic against Talleres de Córdoba.
