Eduardo Berizzo
Argentine football manager (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuel Eduardo Berizzo Magnolo (Latin American Spanish: [eˈðwaɾðo βeˈɾiso];[lower-alpha 1] born 13 November 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer who played as a central defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Eduardo Berizzo Magnolo[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | (1969-11-13) 13 November 1969 (age 54)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Cruz Alta, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Newell's Old Boys | 126 | (10) |
1993–1996 | Atlas | 94 | (10) |
1996–1999 | River Plate | 94 | (3) |
1999–2000 | Marseille | 13 | (0) |
2000 | → River Plate (loan) | 30 | (2) |
2001–2005 | Celta | 101 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Cádiz | 14 | (0) |
Total | 472 | (29) | |
International career | |||
1996–2000 | Argentina | 13 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007–2010 | Chile (assistant) | ||
2011 | Estudiantes LP | ||
2011–2014 | O'Higgins | ||
2014–2017 | Celta | ||
2017 | Sevilla | ||
2018 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2019–2021 | Paraguay | ||
2022–2023 | Chile | ||
2022–2023 | Chile Olympic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During his 18-year professional career he played for six teams in four countries, mainly Newell's Old Boys, River Plate and Celta. He represented Argentina in two Copa América tournaments.
Berizzo managed in the top leagues of Argentina, Chile and Spain, leading O'Higgins to their first major honours and taking charge of three La Liga teams including Celta. He was also head coach of the national teams of Paraguay and Chile, going to two Copa América editions with the former.