Ignacio Ithurralde

Ignacio Ithurralde
	Ithurralde with Millonarios in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez
Date of birth	30 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2007	Defensor Sporting
2007	Monterrey
2008	Olimpo
2008	Rosario Central
2009	Peñarol
2010	Bolívar
2011	Guaraní
2011	Audax Italiano
2012–2013	Millonarios
2013	Rentistas
2014	Blooming
2014–2015	Rentistas
2015–2017	Racing Montevideo
2017	Deportivo Maldonado
2017	Cerro
International career
	Uruguay U17
2003	Uruguay U20
2006–2007	Uruguay
Managerial career
2020–2021	Defensor Sporting (youth)
2021–2022	Boston River
2023	Montevideo City Torque
2023–2024	River Plate Montevideo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ignacio "Nacho" Ithurralde Sáez (born 30 May 1983 in Durazno) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre back.

Playing career

Club

Ithurralde began his playing career in 2002 with Defensor Sporting where he spent 5 years. He played in Mexico with CF Monterrey in 2007 and then in Argentina with Olimpo and Rosario Central.

In 2009, Ithurralde returned to Uruguay to play for Peñarol, and moved to Bolívar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano next year. In 2011, he had a brief spell with Paraguayan club Guaraní before moving to Chile to play for Audax Italiano. He moved to Millonarios FC in the Colombian Primera A in January 2012. The following year he was repatriated by club Rentistas. In 2014 Ithuarralde had a short spell with Bolivian side Blooming before returning to Rentistas later that year.

Ithurralde subsequently represented Racing Montevideo and Deportivo Maldonado before retiring with Cerro in 2017.

International

After representing Uruguay at under-17 and under-20 levels, Ithurralde made his debut with the full side on 27 September 2006, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Venezuela.

Managerial career

In 2020, Ithurralde returned to his first club Defensor as a manager of the youth sides. On 23 June 2021, he replaced Juan Tejera at the helm of Boston River in the top tier.^[1]

Ithurralde qualified Boston River to the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the club's first-ever participation in the tournament, but still left on 4 November 2022.^[2] He was named in charge of Montevideo City Torque seventeen days later,^[3] but was sacked the following 10 April.^[4]

On 27 July 2023, Ithurralde replaced Gustavo Díaz at the helm of River Plate Montevideo.^[5] He was sacked from the club on 15 June of the following year.^[6]

References

^ "Boston River despidió a Juan Tejera y ya tiene sucesor, que se hace cargo el viernes del plantel" [Boston River sacked Juan Tejera and already have a replacement, who takes over the squad on Friday] (in Spanish). El Observador. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "Ignacio Ithurralde no continuará como entrenador de Boston River" [Ignacio Ithurralde will not continue as manager of Boston River] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador del Montevideo City Torque y así fue presentado" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of Montevideo City Torque and this is how he was presented] (in Spanish). El País. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el director técnico de Montevideo City Torque" [Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the manager of Montevideo City Torque] (in Spanish). El País. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador de River Plate" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of River Plate] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Intermedio: Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el entrenador de River Plate tras nuevo empate" [Intermedio: Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the coach of River Plate after a new draw] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

Ignacio Ithurralde at National-Football-Teams.com
Ignacio Ithurralde at ESPN FC
Ignacio Ithurralde coach profile at Soccerway

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[1] "Boston River despidió a Juan Tejera y ya tiene sucesor, que se hace cargo el viernes del plantel" [Boston River sacked Juan Tejera and already have a replacement, who takes over the squad on Friday] (in Spanish). El Observador. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[2] "Ignacio Ithurralde no continuará como entrenador de Boston River" [Ignacio Ithurralde will not continue as manager of Boston River] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[3] "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador del Montevideo City Torque y así fue presentado" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of Montevideo City Torque and this is how he was presented] (in Spanish). El País. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[4] "Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el director técnico de Montevideo City Torque" [Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the manager of Montevideo City Torque] (in Spanish). El País. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[5] "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador de River Plate" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of River Plate] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[6] "Intermedio: Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el entrenador de River Plate tras nuevo empate" [Intermedio: Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the coach of River Plate after a new draw] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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