Andrés Cruciani
Argentine footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Argentine footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diego Andrés Cruciani (born 14 July 1962 in Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine football coach.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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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