Juan Ignacio Brown (born 30 September 1977 in

La Plata, Argentina La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...

) is an Argentine professional

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coach and former player who the manager of

Saudi First Division League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the ...

club Al-Safa. He has had a short spell at

Al-Hilal FC Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (), simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their Association football, football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Mo ...

at same league in the 2017-2018 season, helping them win their 15th domestic league title. Later that summer, he left the club. On 1 July 2023, it was announced that Brown would become the caretaker manager of Al Shabab until they appointed a new manager. On 6 September 2023, Brown returned to Al-Shabab following the departure of

Marcel Keizer Marcel Keizer (born 15 January 1969), a Dutch football coach and former player, was most recently the manager of Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab. His playing career as a midfielder began at Ajax and was mainly spent at Cambuur, and he had b ...

. On 8 December 2024, Brown was appointed as manager of

club Al-Safa. He was sacked on 7 March 2025. His father José Luis Brown was an Argentina international who won the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-tea ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Juan 1977 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Unión de Santa Fe footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Men's association football defenders Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers Al Hilal SFC managers Al Wehda FC managers Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers Argentine football managers Footballers from La Plata