Born in
Barranquilla, de la Pava began coaching football with the youth side of
Deportivo Cali. De la Pava won three consecutive league titles, all of them with
América de Cali in 2000, 2001, and 2002. He also won a
Copa Merconorte in 1999 and a
Copa Colombia with
Deportivo Cali in
2010. ==References==