Mariano Raúl Echeverría (born 27 May 1981) is a retired
Argentine
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football
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defender and current coach. He is currently the head coach of
Tigre.
Career
Club career
Echeverría began his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football. After many years playing for teams such as
Luján de Cuyo and
Deportivo Maipú
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in the regionalised lower divisions he joined
2nd division side
Chacarita Juniors. In his first season with the club they won promotion to the
Primera División
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International career
Echeverría made his debut for the
Argentina national team after being called up to join
Diego Maradona's squad of Argentina-based players who beat
Jamaica 2-1 on 10 February 2010.
Coaching career
CA Tigre
On 5 October 2018, Echeverría was appointed as the new head coach of
Club Atlético Tigre, which was his first real coaching job. Three days after a 4-4 result on 8 February 2019 against
Club Atlético Banfield, Echeverría resigned from his position. Echeverría had been furious about the result and the performance of his team.
Tigre se quedó sin DT: Mariano Echeverría presentó su renuncia
clarin.com, 11 February 2019
References
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1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mar del Plata
Argentine people of Basque descent
Argentine footballers
Argentina international footballers
Association football defenders
Argentine Primera División players
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
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