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Revision as of 03:32, 21 December 2012
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Francisco Zubeldía | ||
| Date of birth | January 13, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Lanús | 57 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Argentina U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Argentina U-20 | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Lanús | ||
| 2011-2012 | Barcelona | ||
| 2012- | Racing Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Francisco Zubeldía (born 13 January 1981) is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of Racing Club de Avellaneda in his country Argentina. At club level, Zubeldía played from 1998 to 2004 for Lanús, and had to retire because of an osteochondritis. Immediately after retiring, he started working in Lanús as an assistant coach to Ramón Cabrero. When Cabrero left the team, Zubeldía was appointed head coach, becoming the youngest manager ever to take charge of an Argentine Primera División team.
Playing career
Club
Zubeldía made his league debut for Lanús on 30 October 1998 in a 2–2 home draw against Independiente. He went on to make 57 appearances scoring 3 goals. In 2004, he retired from football at the age of 23 due to osteochondritis of the knee.
International
Zubeldía played for Argentina at the under-17 and under-20 level. He played in the 1997 Under-17 World Cup and the 1999 Under-20 World Cup.[1]
Managerial career
In June 2008, Zubeldía was appointed as the new manager of Lanús, at the age of 27. This made him the youngest manager in the history of the Argentine Primera División.[2] Zubeldía led the team to a 4th place finish in the 2008 Apertura (also qualifying them to the 2009 Copa Libertadores) and a third place in the 2009 Clausura. However, after lower subsequent league finishes and a series of four matches lost in a row in the 2010 Apertura, he resigned from the managerial position.[3] On June 1, 2011, Zubeldía took charge of the Spanish club Almería.[4] On June 17, it was announced that Zubeldía does not meet the requirement to coach in the Liga BBVA because he has not coached a team for 3 years or more, therefore he will not coach Almería.[5]
Barcelona SC
On June 23, 2011 it was announced that Zubeldía would be the new head coach of the biggest and most popular team in Ecuador, Barcelona.[6]
On April 9, 2011 after 9 months of a regular and positive season (16-7-8) he quits from Barcelona due to differences with current Chairman. Ecuador, Barcelona.[7]
Racing Club De Avellaneda
On 2012, joins Racing Club as manager, replacing Alfio Basile.
References
- ^ Luis Zubeldía – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Luis Zubeldía, el Nuevo Gran DT at Club Lanús Futbol Template:Es icon
- ^ "Adiós Zubeldía". Olé (in Spanish). 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ Zubeldía es el nuevo entrenador Template:Es icon
- ^ "Luis Zubeldía no podrá entrenar al Almería". Marca. 17 June 2011.Template:Es icon
- ^ "Luis Francisco Zubeldía nuevo Director Técnico de Barcelona S.C." Barcelona SC Official Web Site. 23 June 2011.Template:Es icon
- ^ "Renunció Zubeldía a Barcelona; Discrepancia entre presidente Noboa y DT fue el detonante". Marcador. 9 April 2011.Template:Es icon
External links
- Luis Zubeldía -- The Rising Star of Coaches at Argentina Football World Template:En icon
- Argentine Primera managerial statistics at Fútbol XXI Template:Es icon
- Argentine Primera playing statistics Template:Es icon
- A ritmo de Tango: Luis Zubeldía, el exitoso técnico precoz at Notas de Futbol Template:Es icon