Carlos Alfonso Cortijo McCubbin (born 22 August 1969) is a Peruvian football manager and former player.
Playing career
In 1986, Carlos Cortijo made his debut with Deportivo Municipal before moving to Deportivo AELU the following year.[1] He then played in Venezuela, notably for Deportivo Galicia.[1] In 1991, he returned to Peru and, after stints with Octavio Espinosa (Ica) and CNI (Iquitos), he ended his playing career in 1994.
Between 1986 and 1988, he was called up to the Peruvian U20 national team.[1]
Managerial career
Having become a coach, Carlos Cortijo specializes in the Peruvian second division, having started in this category with Universidad San Marcos in 2007. He subsequently won two consecutive D2 championships, in 2014 with Deportivo Municipal,[1] and then in 2015 with Comerciantes Unidos.[2]
He also had the opportunity to manage other second-division teams, including Juan Aurich in 2018, with less success. In 2019, he coached Pirata FC in the first division before resigning.[3] He returned in 2020 to manage the club again, this time in the second division.
In 2021, he moved to Ecuador to take charge of Cañar FC, a third-division Ecuadorian club.[4] Returning to Peru, he successively managed Unión Comercio, Deportivo Coopsol, Juan Aurich and León de Huánuco between 2021 and 2023.
Honours
Manager
Deportivo Municipal
Comerciantes Unidos
References
- 1 2 3 4 Fiorella Vidal (2 December 2014). "Carlos Cortijo: Quería dejarlo todo" [Carlos Cortijo: I wanted to leave everything behind]. El Bocon (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Carlos Cortijo, el hombre que logró que Comerciantes Unidos asciendan a primera" [Carlos Cortijo, the man who led Comerciantes Unidos to promotion to the first division]. El Popular (in Spanish). 30 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Carlos Cortijo, el hombre que logró que Comerciantes Unidos asciendan a primera" [El capitán dejó el barco: Carlos Cortijo renunció como director técnico de Pirata FC tras derrota ante Cantolao]. Depor (in Spanish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "¡DT Carlos Cortijo dirigirá al Cañar FC de Ecuador!" [Coach Carlos Cortijo will manage Cañar FC of Ecuador!]. Ovación (in Spanish). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- 1 2 Cesar Silva (16 February 2023). "Peru – Second Level Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2025.