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'''Luis Francisco Zubeldía''' (born 13 January 1981 in [[Santa Rosa, La Pampa|Santa Rosa]]) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] manager who works as the manager of [[Club Atlético Lanús]]. |
'''Luis Francisco Zubeldía''' (born 13 January 1981 in [[Santa Rosa, La Pampa|Santa Rosa]]) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] manager and former player who works as the manager of [[Club Atlético Lanús]] and at the time of appointment he was the youngest manager ever to take charge of a [[Primera División Argentina|Primera División]] team. |
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==Playing career== |
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Revision as of 19:43, 15 December 2009
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Luis Francisco Zubeldía (born 13 January 1981 in Santa Rosa) is an Argentine football manager and former player who works as the manager of Club Atlético Lanús and at the time of appointment he was the youngest manager ever to take charge of a Primera División team.
Playing career
Club
Zubeldía made his league debut 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 under 17 and under 20 level. He played in the 1997 Under-17 World Cup and the 1999 Under-20 World Cup.[1] In 2001 he was part of the Argentina U-20 team that won the South American Youth Championship.[2]
Managerial career
In June 2008 Zubeldía was announced as the new manager of Club Atlético Lanús, at the age of only 27 which made him the youngest manager in the history of the Primera División Argentina.[3]. After leading the team to a 4th place finish in Apertura 2008 and qualification for Copa Libertadores 2009, Zubeldía established Lanús as one of the main title contenders in Clausura 2009.
Titles
Player
- South American Youth Championship (1): 2001
References
- ^ Luis Zubeldía – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ BDFA profile Template:Es icon
- ^ Luis Zubeldía, el Nuevo Gran DT at Club Lanús Futbol Template:Es icon