Favio Leandro Orsi (born 18 February 1974) is an Argentine football
manager
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and former player who played mainly as a
midfielder
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. He is the current manager of
Atlético Tucumán along with
Sergio Gómez.
Career
Born in
Pilar, Buenos Aires
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, Orsi played youth football for
River Plate and
Platense, also featuring with the first team of the latter. He also represented
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
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in his home country before moving to Finland in 1997 with
FC Jazz
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History
PPT 1934–1991
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, where he featured in nine
Veikkausliiga matches.
Orsi retired in 2000, after struggling for two years with a
knee
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injury while playing for an Italian club, but returned to action for a brief period in 2010 with
Pilar FC. In the following year, he moved to a managerial role, taking over the latter side.
In 2012, Orsi moved to
Fénix to join the coaching staff of
Oscar Santángelo, and met
Sergio Gómez (who was also a part of the staff). In April 2013, after Santángelo resigned, both Orsi and Gómez were named managers.
In June 2014, Orsi and Gómez were appointed in charge of
Deportivo Español
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. The duo moved to
Flandria in August 2015, and led the side to a first-ever promotion to the
Primera B Nacional in their first season in charge, after winning the
Primera B Metropolitana.
On 2 May 2018, after Flandria's
relegation
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, both Orsi and Gómez left the side, and the duo took over
Almagro
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on 5 June. They resigned the following 24 February, and both were named in charge of
San Martín de Tucumán on 8 May 2019.
Dismissed by San Martín on 6 April 2021, Orsi and Gómez were named in charge of
Ferro Carril Oeste on 20 July. Both resigned from the latter side on 20 December.
On 10 April 2022, Orsi and Gómez were appointed managers of
Primera División
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side
Godoy Cruz, in the place of
Diego Flores. The duo left on a mutual agreement on 28 October.
On 3 July 2023, Orsi and Gómez were named in charge of
Atlético Tucumán also in the top tier.
Honours
Manager
Flandria
*
Primera B Metropolitana:
2016
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References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Veikkausliiga players
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers
FC Jazz players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Argentine football managers
Primera B Nacional managers
Deportivo Español managers
Almagro managers
San Martín de Tucumán managers
Ferro Carril Oeste managers
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers
Atlético Tucumán managers