Edgardo Bauza (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for Independiente in Argentina,

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in Colombia and

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in Mexico. As a manager, Bauza has coached several South American sides, mainly in Argentina, but also teams in Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, as well as Saudi club Al-Nassr, and the

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, and

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national teams.

Managerial career

In 2008, Bauza made history by becoming the first manager ever to lead an Ecuadorian club to victory in an international tournament, winning that year's Copa Libertadores. His team included three Argentine players ( Damián Manso,

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and Norberto Araujo), along with Paraguayan midfielder

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, strong wingers

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and Joffre Guerrón and veteran goalkeeper and penalty shootout hero José Francisco Cevallos. He resigned after losing the

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to Manchester United. On January 15, 2009, the IFFHS ranked him third among the top ten club coaches around the world, only behind Sir Alex Ferguson and

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. He was also voted the 2008 South American Coach of the Year by

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an newspaper ''El País''. After a spell with

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side Al-Nassr FC, Bauza returned to LDU Quito in December 2009, replacing

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-winning manager Jorge Fossati. He lost the

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finals to

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. In 2013, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Argentine Primera División, where he led the club to its first ever Copa Libertadores title in 2014. He subsequently signed with São Paulo FC from

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on December 17, 2015. President of club, Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva, said the following words: "I am very happy for signing with a winning coach ... After just one season in Brazil, Bauza was appointed as the new manager of the Argentina national team, on 11 August 2016. He was relieved of his duties on 11 April 2017 with the Albiceleste placed fifth in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, with only four teams guaranteed a qualification spot. He was appointed as the head coach of

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in May the same year, but narrowly failed to take the team to qualify for the World Cup, with a record of two wins, one draw and one defeat in his tenure. After only four months he resigned from the post to join

in September. He was sacked from the Saudi Arabian team on 22 November. He was appointed manager of Rosario Central in May 2018. Bauza guided Rosario Central to win the Copa Argentina 2018. After a period with bad results, Rosario decided to fire Bauza on 23 February 2019.

Personal life

In 19 May 2022, it was revealed via a argentine radio that Bauza was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease.

Honours

* Copa Libertadores:

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* FIFA Club World Cup runner-up:

* Recopa Sudamericana: 2010, runner-up: 2015 * Copa Sudamericana runner-up: Copa Sudamericana 2011 *

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: 2010 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bauza, Edgardo 1958 births Living people People from Rosario Department Rosario Central footballers Atlético Junior footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Association football defenders Argentine footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Argentina international footballers Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Rosario Central managers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield managers Club Atlético Colón managers Sporting Cristal managers L.D.U. Quito managers Al Nassr FC managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers São Paulo FC managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Saudi Professional League managers Argentina national football team managers United Arab Emirates national football team managers Saudi Arabia national football team managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province