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Juan Manuel Azconzábal

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Juan Manuel Azconzábal
Azconzábal with O'Higgins in 2023
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Azconzábal
Date of birth (1974-09-08) 8 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Junín, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2002 Estudiantes LP 191 (7)
2002–2003 Tecos 17 (0)
2003 Chacarita 17 (0)
2004 Universitario 10 (0)
2004 Emelec 14 (1)
2005 Banfield 11 (2)
2006 Independiente Medellín 15 (1)
2006–2007 Rosario Central 31 (0)
2008 Las Palmas 2 (0)
2008–2010 Atlético Tucumán 40 (3)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Estudiantes LP
2013–2014 San Martín de San Juan
2014–2016 Atlético Tucumán
2016–2017 Huracán
2018 Guaraní
2019–2020 Deportes Antofagasta
2020–2021 Unión Santa Fe
2022 Atlético Tucumán
2023 Binacional
2023–2024 O'Higgins
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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Born in Junín, Buenos Aires, 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. he returned to Argentina in 2003 to play for Chacarita Juniors. Azconzábal then played for Universitario in Peru and Emelec in Ecuador before returning to Argentina to play for Banfield. In 2006, he moved to Colombia to play for Independiente Medellín but returned once again to Argentina later that year to sign for Rosario Central. After a short stint in the Canary Islands with Las Palmas, he signed for Club Atlético Tucumán.

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 Basque), as his surname is of Basque origin.

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