Octavio Zambrano

Octavio Zambrano
Zambrano in 2017
Personal information
Full name Octavio Zambrano Viera
Date of birth (1958-02-03) 3 February 1958
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Monagas (manager)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 Chapman Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Valdez
1982–1983 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 17 (1)
Managerial career
1990 California Emperors (assistant)
1992–1993 Los Angeles Salsa (assistant)
1992–1994 East Los Angeles Cobras
1996–1997 Los Angeles Galaxy (assistant)
1997–1999 Los Angeles Galaxy
2000–2002 MetroStars
2006–2008 Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
2008–2009 Tatabánya
2009–2011 Sporting Kansas City (assistant)
2011–2013 Deportivo Pereira
2014–2015 El Nacional
2016 Delfín
2017–2018 Canada
2018–2019 Independiente Medellín
2019 Deportivo Pasto
2022–2023 FAS
2026– Monagas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Octavio Zambrano Viera (born 3 February 1958) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Venezuelan club Monagas.

Zambrano has coached in North America, Latin America, and Europe, and holds a UEFA "A" diploma and a USSF "A" coaching license. He was a successful coach in Major League Soccer during the late 1990s and early 2000s, with his 58.7% regular season winning record ranking second to Bruce Arena's 60.4%, according to the 2015 MLS facts and record book.