Juan Manuel Azconzábal

Juan Manuel Azconzábal

Personal information
Full name	Juan Manuel Azconzábal
Date of birth	(1974-09-08) September 8, 1974
Place of birth	Junín, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Defender
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)
Managerial career
2012	Estudiantes LP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2010

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 different clubs in six different countries. He is the current football coach and manager.

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> Club Atlético 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 period in UD 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

• Statistics at Football-Lineups
• (Spanish) Primera División statistics
• (Spanish) BDFA profile