Juan Manuel Azconzábal
Juan Manuel Azconzábal (born 8 September 1974 in Junín, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football coach and former defender who played professional football for ten clubs in six countries. He's currently the manager of Unión Santa Fe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Azconzábal | ||
| Date of birth | September 8, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Junín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Unión Santa Fe (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Estudiantes LP | 191 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Tecos | 17 | (0) |
| 2003 | Chacarita | 17 | (0) |
| 2004 | Universitario | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 | Emelec | 14 | (1) |
| 2005 | Banfield | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | Independiente Medellín | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Rosario Central | 31 | (0) |
| 2008 | Las Palmas | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Atlético Tucumán | 40 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Estudiantes LP | ||
| 2013–2014 | San Martín de San Juan | ||
| 2014–2016 | Atlético Tucumán | ||
| 2016–2017 | Huracán | ||
| 2018 | Guaraní | ||
| 2019–2020 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 2020– | Unión (SF) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Azconzábal made his debut with Estudiantes de La Plata in 1994, and played for the club until 2002. That year, Azconzábal moved to Mexico to play for Tecos. he returned to Argentina in 2003 to play for Chacarita Juniors. Azconzábal then played for Universitario in Peru and Emelec in Ecuador before returning to Argentina to play for> Banfield. In 2006, he moved to Colombia to play for Independiente Medellín but returned once again to Argentina later that year to sign for Rosario Central. After a short stint in the Canary Islands with Las Palmas, he signed for Club Atlético Tucumán.
After his retirement, Azconzábal was signed by Estudiantes as manager of football operations. Upon the resignation of Miguel Angel Russo on 7 November 2011, Azconzábal was named caretaker coach, and after a string of good results he was appointed as coach for the 2012 Clausura tournament.
Azconzábal's nickname is "el vasco" (the Basque), as his surname is of Basque origin.
External links
- Juan Manuel Azconzábal at Football-Lineups
- Juan Manuel Azconzábal – Primera División statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel Azconzabal at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel Azconzábal at Footballdatabase