Lucas Andrés Nardi (born 7 September 1980) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Nardi began his career with

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, making his first team debut in 2000. In 2002, he was loaned to

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...

, and subsequently went on to represent

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

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and Aldosivi before moving abroad with Paraguayan side

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in 2008. Nardi returned to his home country in 2009, joining Patronato. He subsequently played for

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before moving to hometown side in 2010, and retired in the following year at the age of 30.

Managerial career

After retiring, Nardi worked as manager for amateur local sides before joining Banfield, initially as an assistant of the youth categories. He then worked as an assistant of

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in the first team before moving to his first side Estudiantes in January 2017. On 12 July 2017, Nardi was appointed manager of another club he represented as a player, Quilmes. He resigned on 23 November, and moved to Qatar in the following year to work in the

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. In December 2020, after a three-month spell as manager of Qatar national under-19 team, Nardi was named

Santiago Solari Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio (born 7 October 1976) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder. He spent the better part of his 16-year professional career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals ...

's assistant at Mexican side

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. He left with Solari in March 2022, and later joined

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as the head of the methodology department. On 22 September 2022, Nardi was named interim manager of Torque until the end of the season. He returned to his previous role after the appointment of

Ignacio Ithurralde Ignacio "Nacho" Ithurralde Sáez (born 30 May 1983 in Durazno) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is the current manager of Defensor Sporting. Playing career Club Ithurralde began his playing career ...

, but was permanently named manager on 11 April 2023, after Ithurralde was sacked. Nardi resigned from Torque on 12 September 2023.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nardi, Lucas 1980 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers San Martín de Mendoza footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Huracán de Tres Arroyos footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Sportivo Belgrano footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Guaraní players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine football managers Primera B Nacional managers Quilmes Atlético Club managers Uruguayan Primera División managers Montevideo City Torque managers Club América non-playing staff Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen