{{Short description|Colombian football coach (born 1961)}} {{family name hatnote|Restrepo|Isaza|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | image = | caption = | fullname = Carlos Alberto Restrepo Isaza | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Medellín, Colombia | currentclub = | position = | manageryears1 = 1992–1994 | managerclubs1 = Once Caldas | manageryears2 = 1995 | managerclubs2 = Junior | manageryears3 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs3 = Independiente Medellín | manageryears4 = 1998 | managerclubs4 = Deportes Tolima | manageryears5 = 1999 | managerclubs5 = Deportes Quindío | manageryears6 = 2000 | managerclubs6 = Deportivo Pasto | manageryears7 = 2001 | managerclubs7 = Deportivo Táchira | manageryears8 = 2002–2005 | managerclubs8 = Pérez Zeledón | manageryears9 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs9 = Brujas | manageryears10 = 2007 | managerclubs10 = Alajuelense | manageryears11 = 2008 | managerclubs11 = Municipal Liberia | manageryears12 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs12 = Pérez Zeledón | manageryears13 = 2009 | managerclubs13 = Puntarenas | manageryears14 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs14 = CD Olimpia | manageryears15 = 2011 | managerclubs15 = Pérez Zeledón | manageryears16 = 2012–2016 | managerclubs16 = Colombia U20 | manageryears17 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs17 = Colombia U23 | manageryears18 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs18 = CD Olimpia | manageryears19 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs19 = Real España | manageryears20 = 2020 | managerclubs20 = San Carlos | manageryears21 = 2022 | managerclubs21 = Atlético Nacional (assistant) | manageryears22 = 2023 | managerclubs22 = Jaguares de Córdoba }} '''Carlos Alberto''' "'''Piscis'''" '''Restrepo Isaza''' (born 5 March 1961) es un entrenador profesional de fútbol, dirigió a la selección Colombia para el mundial sub-20 del año 2011 en París. Actualmente es un empresario dedicado al coaching y conferencista con proyectos empresariales.<ref>[http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/1162038-410/carlos_restrepo-club_deportivo_olimpia-entrenador_colombiano-liga_honduras El Olimpia oficializa la renuncia de Carlos Restrepo]‚ laprensa.hn, 20 March 2018</ref>
==Career== Never having the opportunity of playing the sport professionally because of an injury, he began his coaching career at his early 20s. After some time spent managing in minor leagues and regional teams in his home country, he took over several U-17 and U-20 Colombia national football teams. He then began coaching teams such as Once Caldas, Independiente Medellín, Atlético Junior, Deportes Quindío and Deportes Tolima.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=El Tiempo|title=TOLIMA BAJO EL SIGNO PISCIS|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-818746|language=Spanish|date=14 January 1998}}</ref> He won the first division tournament of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano in 1995 with Atlético Junior.
He then went on to manage Deportivo Táchira of the Primera División Venezolana, or Venezuelan Professional Football League. He arrived to Costa Rica in 2002, and coached Municipal Pérez Zeledón for three years, where he won the Apertura Championship of Costa Rica's first division in 2004, against all odds.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Al Dia|author=Aguilar, Alexander|title=Restrepo más allá del balón|url=http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/junio/24/ovacion1142522.html|date=2007-06-24|accessdate=2009-06-09}}</ref> In 2005, he was signed by Brujas<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/junio/18/deportes1.html Negociación relámpago en Escazú Restrepo salió de Pérez y ahora es técnico del Brujas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041643/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/junio/18/deportes1.html |date=2016-03-04 }} - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> where he was able to build a very competitive team and battled to win the Costa Rica's first division title.
In 2013, he managed Colombia U-20 team to win their third South American Youth Championship. In 2017, he was named coach for Olimpia after Hector Vargas was fired.
In 2019, he was named coach for Real España. After that, in 2020 he was named coach of AD San Carlos in Costa Rican first division.
==Managerial statistics== ''Statistics accurate as of 12 June 2017''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/coach/3995/|title = Carlos Alberto Restrepo Isaza - Football Coach}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te27637/colombia/|title=Colombia [U20] - Historical results}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="7"|Record |- !P!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- |Alajuelense |Costa Rica |align=left|July 2007 |align=left|November 2007 {{WDL|13|6|5|2}} |- |Puntarenas |Costa Rica |align=left|July 2009 |align=left|November 2009 {{WDL|22|7|7|8}} |- |Olimpia |Honduras |align=left|January 2010 |align=left|March 2011 {{WDL|61|25|22|14}} |- |Pérez Zeledón |Costa Rica |align=left|July 2011 |align=left|November 2011 {{WDL|17|6|5|6}} |- |Colombia U20 |Colombia |align=left|February 2012 |align=left|February 2017 {{WDL|52|23|13|16}} |- |Colombia Olympic |Colombia |align=left|February 2012 |align=left|February 2017 {{WDL|12|5|6|1}} |- !colspan="4"|Total {{WDLtot|177|72|58|47}} |}
==Honors== ;Junior *Categoría Primera A (1): 1995
;Olimpia *Liga Nacional (1): 2009 Clausura
;Pérez Zeledón *Primera División (1): 2004 Apertura
==References== {{reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Restrepo, Carlos}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Colombian football managers Category:Once Caldas managers Category:Deportes Tolima managers Category:Independiente Medellín managers Category:Atlético Junior managers Category:Liga Deportiva Alajuelense managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica Category:C.D. Olimpia managers Category:Puntarenas F.C. managers Category:Colombia national under-20 football team managers Category:Deportivo Pereira managers Category:Jaguares de Córdoba managers Category:Deportivo Pasto managers Category:Deportes Quindío managers