uillermo ‘Teacher Berrío, Who died this Sunday of a heart attack at the age of 54, is remembered as a former Colombian football player and coach, with an extensive professional career and a symbol of Atlético Huila.
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Born in Amagá (Antioquia), Berrío went to Cali with his family at a very young age and there he began his work in football, as a player in the minor divisions of the Americas of Cali, club where he began his career as a professional footballer in 1986.
It had an outstanding passage by the match of the B: to obtain four ascents like player: with Envigado, 1991; Atlético Huila, in 1992; Esportiu Pereira, in 2000, and Esports Quindío, in 2001.
Teacher Berrío in his time as a footballer.
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In first division also played with Cúcuta Sport, Athletic Bucaramanga and Tolima Sports, Besides a passage of two years by Peruvian soccer, in Union Mines and Juan Aurich, and by Venezuela, since it was yielded by six months to the Sport Táchira, before returning to Tolima Sports.
He is the maximum historical gunner of the Huila in first division, with 48 written down goals. In fact, the club opita was one of the first to express a message of condolence for the death of the footballer, whom he considers a symbol of the institution.
The President, members of the Board of Directors, administrative and sports staff of the Huila Athletic Sports Club deeply regret the death of Guillem ‘Teacher Berrío, emblematic player of our institution, leader of the promotion in 1992 … pic.twitter.com/26Vp3WtjAn
– Atlético Huila (@AtleticoHuilaof) April 12, 2021
After his retirement like player, Berrío happened to become the trainer of the smaller divisions of Athletic Huila and in addition he was the technical assistant of Néstor Knoll in the main equipment.
In 2008 he has the chance to lead the last 5 dates of the championship final, as an interim.
Guillermo Berrío scored 48 points with Huila and is his top scorer. He then coached the same club.
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In the middle of the 2009 Opening Tournament he takes the reins of the club again, before the departure of Miguel August Prince. He was then ratified in office.
He held the position until April 6, 2011 when he is suspended for 3 months by the Dimayor after attacking a referee.
In addition, he was a technician for Independent Medellín between 2011 and 2012. In 2013 he took over in Aliança Petroliera. His last experience as a coach was at Esportiva Pastura, which he led in 2015.
The teacher’s nickname was given to him by a colleague from the block where he lived in Cali. “In the block of the Twelfth of October where players like El Colom (Usuriaga), Manimal Cortés and Niche Guerrero came out, we had a teammate we called crazy, who knew a lot about football. in front of us we had a kind of sleeve (pasture) that we adapted to play football with Guadua bows. He would stand there, watch me play and say to me, “, Berrío reported at the time in ‘Codi Futbol’.
Berrío died of a heart attack while playing a football match with his friends in celebration of his 54th birthday.
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