Ezequiel Carlos Maggiolo (born June 15, 1977 in Martínez) is a retired

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. He is currently the assistant coach of Tigre.Eche puso primera
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Career

Maggiolo started his career in the Argentine 3rd division in 1996, in 1998 the club were promoted to the 2nd division. In 1999 Maggiolo moved to

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to play for

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where he won his first major title; the 1999

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. In 2000 Maggiolo returned to Argentina to play for newly promoted side

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, but the 2000-2001 season did not progress well and Los Andes finished bottom of the table to be relegated back to the 2nd division. Maggiolo left Los Andes in the summer to join Estudiantes for his first spell with the club, he played for them between 2001 and 2005 before moving to

Olimpo de Bahía Blanca Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized i ...

for the 2005-2006 season. At the end of the season Olimpo finished 18th in the table necessitating a playoff with

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, Olimpo lost the tie and Maggiolo experienced relegation from the Primera for the 2nd time in his career. In 2006, Maggiolo was re–signed by the new Estudiantes manager

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. He helped the club to win their first league title in 23 years, when it won the championship decider against

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 ...

to claim the Apertura 2006 championship. Maggiolo made 12 appearances during the championship season, including a 20-minute substitute appearance in the 2-1 victory over Boca Juniors. As of October 2007 19 of Maggiolo's 29 appearances have been as a substitute, thus distorting his goals per game average quite dramatically.

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Argentine Primera statistics
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