Juan Manuel Zubeldía (born 19 August 1979) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Zubeldía | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Racing Club | 7 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Huracán de Tres Arroyos | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Villa Mitre | 15 | (0) |
| 2004 | Candelaria | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| Total | 29 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Lanús (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Argentinos Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Crucero del Norte (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Gimnasia Jujuy (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | General Belgrano | ||
| 2017 | Deportivo Cuenca (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Independiente del Valle (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Aucas (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Blooming (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Mitre (SdE) (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Deportivo Cuenca (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editZubeldía was born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, and made his senior debut with Racing Club on 16 June 1999, scoring in a match against Newell's Old Boys. After featuring rarely, he moved to Huracán de Tres Arroyos in 2001.
Zubeldía subsequently joined Villa Mitre in 2002, but played sparingly. In 2004, after rejecting offers from Italian clubs, he signed for Candelaria, but suffered an injury and the club terminated his contract.[1]
Zubeldía also played for Ferro Carril Oeste between 2006 and 2010, retiring with the club at the age of 31.
Managerial career
editAfter retiring, Medina joined Gabriel Schürrer's staff at Lanús, as his assistant. He continued to work with Schürrer in the following years, at Argentinos Juniors, Crucero del Norte and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.
In December 2015, Zubeldía was named manager of General Belgrano de Santa Rosa,[2] but resigned the following 27 September.[3] He then rejoined Schürrer's staff at Deportivo Cuenca, later working with the manager at Independiente del Valle, Aucas, Blooming, Mitre (SdE)[4] and back at Cuenca.
On 12 December 2022, Zubeldía was named manager of Cuenca for the 2023 season, with compatriot Gabriel del Valle who was also an assistant of Schürrer.[5] The duo left Cuenca on a mutual agreement on 3 May 2023.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Zubeldía Juan Manuel" (in Spanish). En Una Baldosa. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Zubeldía fue confirmado como nuevo técnico de Belgrano" [Zubeldía was confirmed as new manager of Belgrano] (in Spanish). La Arena. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Zubeldía renunció como técnico de Belgrano" [Juan Manuel Zubeldía resigned as manager of Belgrano] (in Spanish). Impacto Castex. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Schürrer asumió como DT de Mitre" [Gabriel Schürrer took over as manager of Mitre] (in Spanish). Pasión & Deporte. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Del Valle y Juan Zubeldía dirigirán a Deportivo Cuenca en 2023" [Gabriel Del Valle and Juan Zubeldía will manage Deportivo Cuenca in 2023] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Villavicencio confirma la salida de los técnicos del D. Cuenca; Stacio dirigirá de forma interina" [Villavicencio confirms the departure of the managers of Deportivo Cuenca; Stacio will manage on an interim basis] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
edit- Juan Zubeldía at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Zubeldía coach profile at Soccerway