Andrés Luciano Lilini (born August 13, 1974 in Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz) is an Argentine former professional

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and current

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of Necaxa.

Career

Early career

Lillini had a brief career as a footballer, which ended at the age of 25 after playing in

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. After retiring as a footballer, he began a career in the footballer development structures of various soccer clubs around the world. Between 2001 and 2006 he served as director of youth development at Mexican club Monarcas Morelia. Later, in 2007, Lillini began working at

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

, where he remained until 2011. Between 2011 and 2014 he continued his career in Europe with

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English l ...

. In 2015, Lillini began working as a technical assistant in the Chilean team San Luis de Quillota, accompanying Mario Sciacqua. The following year he continued on Sciacqua's coaching staff, but this time working for

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, wh ...

Universidad Nacional

On November 24, 2017, Lillini returned to Mexico and was appointed director of the academy and reserve teams of the

Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...

. Due to his knowledge of the club's academy, Lillini was appointed as interim manager of the UNAM first team on July 23, 2020, replacing Míchel, who resigned the day before. Due to the good results shown and the youth soccer development policy, on August 17, he was ratified as manager for the rest of the Torneo Guardianes 2020. On 13 December 2020 Lillini achieved the runner-up for UNAM, the team was defeated in the final by

Club León Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football. León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...

, however, due to this result, Lillini managed to continue as manager for the Guardianes 2021.

Managerial statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lillini, Andrés 1974 births Living people Liga MX managers Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine football managers Club Universidad Nacional managers Newell's Old Boys footballers Association footballers not categorized by position Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina