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Manuel Eduardo Berizzo Magnolo (; born 13 November 1969) is an Argentine former
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who played as a
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, currently
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of
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club León. During his 18-year professional career he played for six teams in four countries, mainly
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, River Plate and Celta. He represented
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in two
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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
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teams including Celta. He was also head coach of the national teams of
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and
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, going to two Copa América editions with the former.


Playing career


Club


Newell's and Atlas

Born in Cruz Alta, Marcos Juárez, Córdoba, Berizzo was playing in a children's league when he and friend Dario Franco were scouted for
Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...
by manager
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. He helped the team to two Primera División titles, as well as the
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finals of 1988 and
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, lost to
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and
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, respectively; in the latter final, he scored the only goal of the first leg from a
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, but was the first to miss in the
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that decided the tie at the
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. He was part of a trio within the team known as ''Los tres chiflados'' ("
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"), taking the role of Moe alongside Julio Saldaña (
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) and Alfredo Berti ( Curly). In 1993, as Newell's sought to renew their team and transfers to
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and
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in Europe did not materialise, Berizzo signed for Mexico's Atlas F.C. under Bielsa. Arriving with a knee injury, he adapted to the country's heat and altitude and became
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. After three seasons that he described as "not good but excellent", he was about to sign a five-year contract extension when an offer came through from
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in his country; club president Francisco Ibarra retired his number 2 jersey for the rest of his term.


River Plate and Marseille

At River, Berizzo played in central defence alongside Paraguayan Celso Ayala in a team that won three consecutive league tournaments and the 1997
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. His solid performances eventually attracted the attention of French club
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, who signed him in July 1999 on a three-year deal for a fee of 20 million
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(€3 million) to replace
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winner
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. After a 5–1 loss at
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on 11 December, he argued with new manager
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; unsettled and out of form, he was loaned to his former team in January 2000. Known initially as "Totito", Berizzo inherited the nickname "Toto" from his father, who died in a car accident in March 2000 after watching him play for River against
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in the
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. He won another
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that year.


Celta

Berizzo moved to Spain with
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, in another winter transfer move. He was an important defensive unit for the
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, contributing 17
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matches in his first year as they finished in sixth position; in a run to the final of the
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, he scored in each leg of a 4–2 aggregate win over
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in the
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in June 2001, the second at the
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being
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's farewell for the hosts. In his second full season he registered career-bests (at Celta) 27 games with two goals, helping the side to reach the
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for the first time ever. In the 2003–04 campaign, Berizzo was sent off four times, twice in the last two rounds, as Celta eventually dropped down a level. He also made five appearances in a round-of-16 run in European competition, eventually losing his importance and being released in June 2005 at 35. Berizzo stayed in Spain and signed a one-year contract with
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, appearing scarcely and suffering another top-flight relegation. He retired at the end of the season. The bearer of an
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, Berizzo did not occupy a non-
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spot while competing in the continent.


International

Having played for the under-23 team that missed out in
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for the 1992 Olympic tournament, Berizzo made his debut for
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in the
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against
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, on 9 October 1996. He was picked up for the squads for the
1997 Copa América The 1997 Copa America was the 38th edition of the Copa America. It was held in Bolivia from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. In this edition, Costa Rica and Mexico were the invited teams to br ...
– only playing in the quarter-final loss to
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and being sent off after two yellow cards– and the
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, where he was not used. Berizzo's last international took place on 15 November 2000, in the 2002 World Cup qualifier against
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, appearing seven minutes in a 2–0 away win. He broke his
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in February 2002, completely ruling him out of the final stages in
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and
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.


Coaching career


Early years

When Bielsa took over as Chile manager in July 2007, Berizzo became assistant manager. On 10 October 2009, in a World Cup qualifier against
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(4–2 away victory), he was ejected alongside Fabián Orellana and eventually received a four-match ban, not being present on the bench for the entirety of the final stages in
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. On 7 February 2011, Berizzo was hired in his own right at Argentine defending champions
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, after the resignation of Alejandro Sabella. His first game four days later was a 2–1 home win over his former club, Newell's. He resigned on 30 May after a poor run of form, including elimination from the
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by Paraguay's
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in the last 16.


O'Higgins

Berizzo signed a two-year deal with O'Higgins F.C. of the
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on 2 December 2011. He achieved runner-up honours in his debut season, losing the final against
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in a
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. On 10 December 2013, Berizzo led the team from Rancagua to the 2013 Apertura, the first title in their 58-year history. The following 3 May, they won the
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against Deportes Iquique, again on penalties; he had already agreed that this would be his last game.


La Liga

On 19 May 2014, Berizzo returned to Celta but as a manager, replacing
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-bound
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on a two-year deal. In his third, he coached the side to the last-four stage in both the
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and the
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. Berizzo was confirmed as the new manager of
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on 27 May 2017, replacing countryman Jorge Sampaoli who accepted the Argentina job. On 22 November, it was announced he had been diagnosed with
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; a month later, he was fired due to a poor run of results. Much of his short time at the club was recorded in the
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television documentary series ''Six Dreams'', in which he was one of its stars. Berizzo returned to active on 31 May 2018, being appointed at
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. After winning only two of his 15 competitive matches in charge and with the team in the relegation zone, he was dismissed.


Paraguay

On 18 February 2019, Berizzo was named
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's new coach after Juan Carlos Osorio's resignation. At the year's Copa América in Brazil, he led the team to the quarter-finals where they were eliminated on penalties after a goalless draw with the hosts. Two years later, the national side fell at the same stage on the same method against
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. Berizzo was relieved of his duties on 15 October 2021, following a 4–0 loss in
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in the World Cup qualifiers.


Chile

Berizzo was hired on a four-year contract to be the manager of Chile on 26 May 2022, after the dismissal of Martín Lasarte for failing to reach the World Cup. His first game on 6 June was a 2–0 friendly loss away to
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; this was followed by defeats to
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and
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at the
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in Japan. Berizzo did not win until his eighth game, a 3–2 exhibition win over Paraguay on 28 March 2023. Having taken one win and two draws from the first five games of 2026 World Cup qualification, he resigned on 17 November 2023.


León

On 7 September 2024, Berizzo returned to club duties by joining
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of
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.


Remarks on homosexuality

Shortly after leaving Marseille, Berizzo spoke out against alleged homosexuality in France: The day after that quote was published by Mexican newspaper ''
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'', he denied having said that:


Managerial statistics


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Honours


Player

Newell's *
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: 1990–91, Clausura 1992 River Plate *Argentine Primera División: Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Clausura 2000 *
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Manager

O'Higgins *
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: Apertura 2013 *
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: 2014 Chile Olympic *
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:
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berizzo, Eduardo 1969 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent 20th-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Men's association football central defenders Argentine Primera División players Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Liga MX players Atlas F.C. footballers Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players La Liga players Segunda División players RC Celta de Vigo players Cádiz CF players Argentina men's international footballers 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers Chilean Primera División managers O'Higgins F.C. managers La Liga managers RC Celta de Vigo managers Sevilla FC managers Athletic Bilbao managers Liga MX managers Club León managers Paraguay national football team managers Chile national football team managers 2019 Copa América managers 2021 Copa América managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay