Juan Manuel Azconzábal
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Juan Manuel Azconzábal (born 8 September 1974) is an Argentine
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coach and former played who played as a defender,


Career

Born in Junín,
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
, 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 Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican ...
. He returned to Argentina in 2003 to play for
Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...
. Azconzábal then played for
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in Peru and Emelec in Ecuador before returning to Argentina to play for Banfield. In 2006, he moved to Colombia to play for
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but returned once again to Argentina later that year to sign for
Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
. After a short stint in the Canary Islands with
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, he signed for
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. 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
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), as his surname is of Basque origin.


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Juan Manuel Azconzábal
at Football-Lineups * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azconzabal, Juan Manuel 1974 births Living people Footballers from Junín, Buenos Aires Argentine people of Basque descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Peruvian Primera División players Segunda División players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Rosario Central footballers UD Las Palmas players Atlético Tucumán footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers San Martín de San Juan managers Argentina men's youth international footballers Atlético Tucumán managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Club Guaraní managers Deportes Antofagasta managers Unión de Santa Fe managers Deportivo Binacional FC managers O'Higgins F.C. managers Chacarita Juniors managers Argentine Primera División managers Primera B Nacional managers Paraguayan Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Peruvian Primera División managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Peru