Juan Vita (born 11 May 1987) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Vita began his career at Club Lácar, joining River Plate's youth ranks at the age of 13. During Vita's senior career, he played for Alvarado and

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, before retiring at the age of 22 to focus on coaching.

Managerial career

In 2014, Vita was named interim manager of Argentinian club Fénix. In 2019, after working in the youth sides of Banfield, he moved to Panama to manage Costa del Este. Vita led the club to second place in Panama's 2019 Apertura. After being named manager of the year, he resigned from the club, and was named mananger of the Nicaragua national team in August 2020. Sacked by Nicaragua on 2 March 2022, Vita was presented at Costa Rican side Guanacasteca on 7 June 2022. He was dismissed on 23 September, with the club in the last position of their group. On 15 March 2023, Vita switched teams and countries again, after being appointed in charge of

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in Bolivia, but resigned on 22 June.

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* * 1987 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Alvarado players Deportivo Morón footballers Nicaragua national football team managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Panama Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Nicaragua Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Footballers from Mar del Plata C.D. Real Tomayapo managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Bolivia {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub