Manuel Antonio Suárez Jiménez (born 28 February 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
He also played for Audax Italiano and Unión San Felipe in his home country, aside from a short spell at Swiss side FC St. Gallen before retiring in 1997.
Suárez followed Pizzi to Rosario Central,[2] San Lorenzo,[4] Valencia,[5] León[6] and the Chile[7] and Saudi Arabia national teams,[8] always as his assistant.
He left the latter in September 2018, and returned to his home country to work at Deportes La Serena as a sports consultant.
[11] In June 2024, he assumed as manager of Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile after coaching the Al-Qadsiah under-19 team.