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Argentine footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diego Andrés Cruciani (born 14 July 1962 in Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine football coach.
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Full name | Diego Andrés Cruciani | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | July 14, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1973–1978 | Juventud | 71 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1979 | Sarmiento | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1980 | Bella Vista | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Estudiantes | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Club Cipolletti | 49 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1981 | Argentina U-20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1995 | Banfield (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Independiente (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Centenario | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Club Renato Cesarini | ||||||||||||||||
1999 | CA Lanús (Youth Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | Independiente (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (Technical Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Club Cipolletti | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Haiti | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Centenario | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | Bangladesh U23 | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2007 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Maldives | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Saif Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
The defender played in his career for Juventud, Sarmiento, Bella Vista, Estudiantes and Club Cipolletti before he retired after a knee injury in summer 1985.
Cruciani was a member of the Argentina national under-20 football team in 1981.
He was the head coach of the Bangladesh national football team, under his guidance, the team improved smoothly and became the runners-up of the SAFF championship.[1] He also served as head coach of the Bangladesh U23 team during the 2006 South Asian Games in Colombo.[2]
After leaving the post, Cruciani continued his career in Bangladesh by coaching B. League side, Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2007.[3] During his time, Cruciani had brought three Argentine players to the club.[4][5]
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