Martín Gastón Demichelis (; born 20 December 1980) is an Argentine former professional
footballer
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who played usually as a
centre-back
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, although he could also operate as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He is the current head coach of
River Plate.
Demichelis spent most of his professional career with
Bayern Munich
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in Germany (seven and a half years), winning 11 major titles with the team. He also competed in his home country with
River Plate, in Spain with
Espanyol
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and
Málaga
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and in England with
Manchester City
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.
Demichelis earned 51
caps
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for
Argentina
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, representing the country in two
World Cups
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– finishing second in
2014
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– and the
2015 Copa América
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, where the team were also runners-up.
Club career
River Plate
Born in Justiniano Posse,
Córdoba, Demichelis started playing professionally in 2001, with
Buenos Aires
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-based
Club Atlético River Plate
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sports club based in the Núñez, Buenos Aires, Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city ...
, having arrived at the club's youth system three years earlier.
He made his first-team – and
first division – debut on 2 September 2001 in a game against
Estudiantes de La Plata
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, scoring his only goal for the team against
Rosario Central
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.
On 28 April 2002, River Plate
goalkeeper
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Ángel Comizzo
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was
sent off
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with a minute of regulation time remaining against
Racing Club de Avellaneda
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, leaving Demichelis to
take over in goal. He faced a
direct free kick
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Direct and indirect free kicks
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...
that hit the wall and was countered for the only goal of the game by
Nelson Cuevas
Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (; born 10 January 1980) is a Paraguayan former footballer and current singer.
He represented the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 1999 and 2007 Copa América tourn ...
, as River won the
Clausura title.
Bayern Munich
![Demichelis Arg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Demichelis_Arg.jpg)
Demichelis signed for
FC Bayern Munich
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in the 2003 summer, for
€
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4.5 million.
His first season in the
Bundesliga
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was not very positive as he suffered a number of minor injuries, appearing in only 14 league games (21 in total) as the
Bavaria
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ns finished in second position; in early 2004 he appeared in his only game with
the reserves, against
Stuttgarter Kickers
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History
In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...
.
Under new coach
Felix Magath
Wolfgang Felix Magath (; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player.
The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final a ...
, Demichelis became a regular starter for Bayern, appearing in 75 official matches in two seasons combined as the team won back-to-back
doubles, achieving a total of four during his spell.
New Bayern boss
Ottmar Hitzfeld
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successfully reconverted Demichelis from a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
into a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. In
2008–09 he netted a career-best four goals in 29 games, but the title was lost to
VfL Wolfsburg
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. However, the player often clashed with the new manager
Louis van Gaal
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, starting immediately after the first matchday after being dropped from the starting XI for the
2010–11
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opener against Wolfsburg, with Demichelis requesting that van Gaal omit him from the squad altogether, which the coach did; the player thereafter voiced to the press that it would be probable that he and the club went separate ways.
On 29 October 2010, benefitting from a run of injuries in the squad, Demichelis made one of his last appearances for Bayern, heading a goal in a 4–2 home win against
SC Freiburg
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.
Málaga and Atlético Madrid
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In late December 2010, Demichelis agreed to a deal with Spanish club
Málaga CF
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, initially until the end of the
2010–11 season, with the latter retaining the option to extend the contract for a further two seasons. He rejoined former River Plate manager
Manuel Pellegrini
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, and made his
La Liga
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debut on 8 January 2011, scoring in a 1–1 home draw against
Athletic Bilbao
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.
During his first four months with Málaga, Demichelis was
sent off
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twice, but also started in all the matches he was available, being essential – as another January 2011 signee,
Júlio Baptista
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Baptista is nicknamed "The Beast" du ...
– as the club eventually avoided relegation. On 22 August 2012 he scored the club's first-ever
UEFA Champions League
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goal, netting the opener in the
2–0 playoff home win against
Panathinaikos FC
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(also the aggregate score).
On 11 July 2013, Demichelis signed for
Atlético Madrid
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on a one-year contract, after his deal with Málaga expired. In December he started legal action against the latter over "non-payments", relating to "€400,000 of unpaid wages as well as bonuses".
Manchester City
On 1 September 2013, Demichelis joined former Málaga boss Pellegrini and signed with
Manchester City
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, penning a two-year contract for a reported £4.2 million. He had been with Atlético for less than two months, and had yet to make an appearance.
Demichelis made his first appearance for his new club on 27 October 2013, starting in a 1–2
Premier League
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loss at
Chelsea
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after recovering from a knee injury. On 18 February of the following year, he was sent off against
FC Barcelona
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in the club's
Champions League round-of-16 0–2 home defeat, after fouling
Lionel Messi
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and giving away a
penalty
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.
Despite Demichelis's rocky start at City, Pellegrini kept faith in him. On 15 March 2014, after club captain
Vincent Kompany
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was sent off, he was instrumental in a 2–0 victory over
Hull City
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.
The following weekend he scored his first goal, contributing to a 5–0 home win over
Fulham
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; his good run of form in the last two months of the season helped his team
win the league title, and also helped him rejoin the national side.
On 12 March 2015, Demichelis renewed his expiring contract until June of the following year. A year later, he was charged by
The Football Association
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for 12 breaches of their rules against gambling on matches, and accepted the charge; he was fined £22,058 for the breach.
On 10 June 2016, Demichelis was released.
Return to Spain
On 10 August 2016, at nearly 36, Demichelis signed a one-year contract
RCD Espanyol
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in Spain's top flight. On 10 January 2017, however, after only two appearances, he was released.
A week after his exit from Espanyol, Demichelis returned to Málaga's
La Rosaleda Stadium
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, on a five-month deal. On 15 May 2017, he announced his retirement.
International career
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Demichelis was first called up for
Argentina
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in 2005 to compete at
the year's FIFA Confederations Cup
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in Germany, where he was unused by the runners-up. He made his debut under
José Pekerman
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on 12 November 2005 that year, in a 3–2 friendly loss to England at the
Stade de Genève
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in Switzerland, playing as a defensive midfielder; he was not chosen for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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.
On 11 September 2007, Demichelis scored his first international goal, heading the only goal of a friendly against
Australia
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at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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.
He suffered a facial injury during an exhibition game with
Germany
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on 3 March 2010, being sidelined for three weeks, and later being selected for the
year's World Cup in
South Africa
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. Under
Diego Maradona
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, he played in all of Argentina's games at the tournament, partnering
Nicolás Burdisso
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Burdisso began his career with Boca Juniors. Here, he won Argentine Championships, three Copa Libertado ...
in central defence in an eventual quarter-final exit; on 22 June, he scored the first goal in the 2–0 group stage win against
Greece
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.
Demichelis lost his place in the national side in November 2011, after a
World Cup qualifier
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
against
Bolivia
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. A two-and-a-half-year absence followed, until he was included in
Alejandro Sabella
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's provisional 30-man squad for the
2014 World Cup
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. He ended up making the final list. On the bench for the team's first four games, Demichelis made his debut in the tournament in the 1–0 quarter-final win over
Belgium
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in which he played the full 90 minutes, taking the place of
Federico Fernandez. He went on to start in the semi-finals where his team eliminated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw, and again in the final against Germany and picked up the runners-up medal as Argentina lost 1–0 after extra time.
Demichelis was chosen for the
2015 Copa América
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in Chile, making his debut in the final group game, a 1–0 win over Jamaica, as a starter in place of
Nicolás Otamendi
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Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and ...
. He then played the semi-final against
Paraguay
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and the
final defeat to
the hosts, alongside Demichelis and in place of illness-stricken
Ezequiel Garay
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He started his career with Newell's Old Boys but moved to Spain at the age of 19, going on to amass La Li ...
.
Coaching career
In May 2017, immediately after retiring, Demichelis remained at Málaga as assistant manager to
Míchel, replacing
Weligton who had returned to Brazil due to injury. He remained in employment after the head coach was dismissed in January, but was not as involved under his successor
José González.
Demichelis returned to Bayern in June 2019, to manage the
under-19 team. On 2 April 2021, it was announced that he and
Danny Schwarz would replace
Holger Seitz as
FC Bayern Munich II
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manager.
His first match as coach of a senior team was on 17 July, a 3–0 win at
FC Augsburg II
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on the first day of the
Regionalliga Bayern
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season
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.
In October 2022, Demichelis obtained a
UEFA Pro coaching license after passing the yearly course organised by the
Italian Football Federation
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. On 16 November that year, he returned to River Plate as the club's new head coach, signing a contract until December 2025.
Personal life
Demichelis also holds an Italian passport. He and his wife, model Evangelina Anderson, have a son and two daughters. On 19 February 2019, a group of burglars broke into his house in Spain, stealing cash and jewellery before he chased them out.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Demichelis goal.''
Coaching record
:1.In the 2020–21 season, Martin Demichelis co-managed together with
Danny Schwarz.
Honours
River Plate
*
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
:
Clausura 2002,
Clausura 2003
Bayern Munich
*
Bundesliga
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:
2004–05,
2005–06,
2007–08,
2009–10
*
DFB-Pokal
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:
2004–05,
2005–06,
2007–08,
2009–10
*
DFB-Ligapokal
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:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
,
2007
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*
DFL-Supercup:
2010
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UEFA Champions League
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runner-up:
2009–10
Manchester City
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Premier League
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2013–14
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Football League Cup
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:
2013–14,
2015–16
Argentina
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FIFA World Cup
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runner-up:
2014
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FIFA Confederations Cup
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runner-up:
2005
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Copa América
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runner-up:
2015
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Individual
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kicker
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Bundesliga
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Team of the Season: 2007–08
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Demichelis, Martin
1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Naturalised citizens of Italy
Argentine footballers
Argentine football managers
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
Association football utility players
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Bundesliga players
FC Bayern Munich II players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
La Liga players
Málaga CF players
Atlético Madrid footballers
RCD Espanyol footballers
Premier League players
Manchester City F.C. players
Argentina international footballers
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2015 Copa América players
FC Bayern Munich II managers
3. Liga managers
Club Atlético River Plate managers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in England
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England
Outfield association footballers who played in goal
Expatriate football managers in Germany
Argentine expatriate football managers