Diego Oscar Monarriz (born 2 March 1968) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current assistant manager of Brazilian club

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Career

Monarriz played for San Lorenzo,

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, Belgrano and El Porvenir in his home country, aside from a short period at South African side

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. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach before taking over San Lorenzo in an interim manner in 2018, after Claudio Biaggio resigned. Monarriz returned to his previous role after the appointment of

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, but on 1 November 2019, he replaced Juan Antonio Pizzi as manager; initially an interim, he was later promoted to manager. He resigned on 22 February 2020, and subsequently returned to the reserve squad. In 2022, Monarriz was Leandro Somoza's assistant at

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and Aldosivi, before joining

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's staff at Brazilian club

ahead of the 2023 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monarriz, Diego 1968 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers All Boys footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers El Porvenir footballers Orlando Pirates F.C. players Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers