Omar Raúl Labruna (, born 3 April 1957) is an

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and former player.

Playing career

"Omarcito" Labruna started his playing career at River Plate in 1976 during his father Ángel's time as manager of the club. He left River in 1981 and had spells with

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, Platense and Deportivo Italiano.

Coaching career

Labruna spent several years working in coaching and as an assistant manager before becoming the manager of

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in 2003. He then joined

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and led the small provincial team to 2nd place in the

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in the Clausura 2004 championship In 2005, he became the manager of

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in the

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and in 2006 he was appointed as the manager of

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n side

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. In 2008, he took over as manager of

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and was fired on 11 March 2009. In March 2009, Labruna returned to

of the 2nd division. From 2010 to 2014, he worked in Chile as the manager of

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and Everton. In 2020, Labruna assumed as head coach of Nueva Chicago by second time. He could only lead one match due to

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References

External links

* * at Fútbol XXI
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Labruna, Omar 1957 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Sportivo Italiano footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Men's association football defenders Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Club Atlético Belgrano managers Club Olimpo managers Deportivo Cali managers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy managers Club Atlético Aldosivi managers Audax Italiano managers Colo-Colo managers Everton de Viña del Mar managers Boca Unidos managers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago managers Argentine Primera División managers Primera B Nacional managers Categoría Primera A managers Chilean Primera División managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Chile 20th-century Argentine sportsmen