Maximiliano Velázquez

Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez (born 12 September 1980 in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos) is a former Argentine football left-back. He is a current assistant coach of Jorge Almirón in Chilean club Colo-Colo.

Maximiliano Velázquez
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez
Date of birth (1980-09-12) September 12, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo (assistant)
Youth career
Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Ferro Carril Oeste 79 (12)
2003–2004 Talleres 37 (2)
2004–2010 Lanús 184 (10)
2010–2012 Independiente 40 (2)
2012–2018 Lanús 150 (6)
2018 Aldosivi 13 (1)
2018 Ferro Carril Oeste 11 (0)
Total 514 (33)
Managerial career
2022 Elche (assistant)
2023 Boca Juniors (assistant)
2024– Colo-Colo (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Velázquez started his professional career in 1998 with Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera División. Although the club were relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season, Velázquez opted to stay with them. In 2002 the club suffered a further relegation into the Regionalised 3rd division. Velázquez again opted to stay with the club and helped them to secure promotion back to the 2nd level by winning the 2002-03 Primera B Metropolitana championship.

In 2003 Velázquez returned to the Argentine primera after his transfer to Talleres de Córdoba, but despite finishing 3rd in the Clausura 2004 the club were relegated due to their poor points average and a playoff defeat to Argentinos Juniors.

Velázquez then joined Lanús, where he has established himself as an important member of the first team squad. In 2007, he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.

In 2010, Velázquez joined Independiente.[1]

In February 2012, Velázquez cancelled his contract on Independiente and rejoined Lanús.[2]

He retired after playing for Aldosivi[3] and Ferro Carril Oeste in 2018.[4]

Coaching career

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In October 2022, Velázquez joined the technical staff of Jorge Almirón in Spanish club Elche as an assistant coach.[5] He continued alongside him in Boca Juniors[6] and the Chilean club Colo-Colo.[7]

Honours

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Ferro Carril Oeste
Lanús
Independiente

References

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  1. ^ "Maxi Velázquez llega a Independiente". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ^ "Lanús: firmó Maximiliano Velázquez". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. ^ "Aldosivi incorporó a Maximiliano Velázquez". Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Se retiró Maxi Velázquez". Club Ferro Carril Oeste (in Spanish). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ Hernández, Monserrate (13 October 2022). "Almirón llega al Elche con Manusovich, Diego Osses y Maxi Velázquez". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Habló el ayudante de Almirón: qué dijo Maxi Velázquez". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ Rubio, Jorge (5 January 2024). "La noche en que el AYUDANTE de Jorge Almirón en Colo Colo HUMILLÓ a la U. de Chile". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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