Career
He previously managed the Venezuelan national football team Farías is also known for having coached Deportivo Táchira, Mineros de Guayana, Deportivo Anzoátegui and the Venezuelan U-20 team He is the first and only manager to ever have taken the Venezuelan national football team to the semi-final stage of Copa America.
In 2009, he was in charge of Venezuela"s U-20 team as it qualified for the first time in its history to the Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup.
Early career In 2003, he was appointed coach of Deportivo Táchira. In 2005, he was fired by the administrative board of Deportivo Tachira but was then hired, shortly after, by Mineros de Guayana.
In 2007, after having had a very good season with Mineros de Guayana, he was hired by Deportivo Anzoátegui. That same year, the team went on to finish first within the Venezuelan Primera Division.
Venezuelan national U-20 football team In April 2008, he was appointed coach of the Venezuelan U-20 team
The team went on to qualify for the first time ever to the Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup in 2009. Venezuelan national football team On November 26, 2007, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced the departure of Richard Páez as coach of the Venezuelan national football team After weeks of negotiations with several coaches, the Venezuelan Football Federation officially announced that Farías would replace Páez as coach.
In the 2011 Copa América held in Argentina, he became the second coach to ever guide Venezuela to the knockout stages of the tournament.
He saw his team advance to the knockout stages following draws with Brazil (0–0) and Paraguay (3–3) and a victory over Ecuador (1–0). He also became the first coach to take Venezuela to the semi-final stage of the Copa America after his team defeated Chile 2–1 in the quarter finals.
NorthEast United In July 1 2015, he signed as the manager of Indian Super League club NorthEast United Football Club. Club Nueva Cádiz International Individual.
