Juan Pablo Vojvoda Rizzo (born January 13, 1975) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club

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Playing career

Born in

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but raised in Cruz Alta, Vojvoda joined

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' youth setup at the age of 14. He made his senior debut with the main squad in 1995, and went on to feature regularly in the following seven seasons, never establishing himself as a regular starter. In 2002 Vojvoda moved abroad, after signing for

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on loan for one year. He stayed in the country for the following six seasons, representing

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and CD Baza. Vojvoda returned to his home country on 15 July 2009, joining

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of the

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. He subsequently played for

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and Sarmiento de Leones, retiring with the latter in 2013 at the age of 38.

Managerial career

Newell's Old Boys

Shortly after retiring Vojvoda took up coaching, being in charge of the youth categories of his first club Newell's. On 10 July 2015, he was named manager of the club's reserve side. He was also an interim manager of the first team for two occasions: in 2016 and in 2017.

Defensa y Justicia

On 7 October 2017, Vojvoda was named manager of

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. He left the club on 28 May 2018, after receiving an offer from fellow league team

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Talleres de Córdoba

Vojvoda was announced as manager of Talleres on 28 May 2018, just hours after leaving Defensa. On 23 May 2019, he agreed to leave the club on a mutual agreement.

Huracán

In May 2019, Vojvoda was appointed manager of

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for the 2019–20 season. He was sacked on 15 September, after a 4–0 loss to River Plate and only one win in seven matches.

Unión La Calera

Vojvoda took over

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on 30 December 2019. He led the club to the second position of the

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, qualifying the club to the

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for the first time in their history. On 18 February 2021, Vojvoda left La Calera on a mutual agreement.

Fortaleza

On 4 May 2021, Vojvoda was appointed head coach of

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club

. He won the first title of his career late in the month, as the club defeated rivals

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to lift the

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. Vojvoda led Fortaleza to their first ever qualification to the Copa Libertadores, after finishing in an impressive fourth position in the 2021 Série A. He lifted a second consecutive title of the Cearense in

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, and also won the year's

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. Vojvoda led Fortaleza to a second consecutive Libertadores qualification after finishing eighth in the 2022 Série A, despite ending the first round of the tournament in the last position. He renewed his contract with the club until 2024 on 18 November 2022, and won the 2023 Campeonato Cearense, his fourth accolade while in charge of ''Leão''.

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Vojvoda is of Croatian and Italian descent, and holds an Italian passport.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Fortaleza *

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