Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide (born 20 March 1961) is a Uruguayan former

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who played as a defender, most recently the

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of the Chile national team. He represented five teams in his country, and also had a three-and-a-half-year spell in Spain with Deportivo during a 16-year senior career. Lasarte began working as a coach in 1996, and managed several clubs over the next decades including

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where he also had played.

Playing career

Lasarte was born in

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to a Spanish father and an Uruguayan mother, with the former having immigrated from the Basque Country. In his country, he represented

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(two spells),

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(twice),

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and

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, winning four major titles with the fourth club including the 1988 edition of the

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followed by the Intercontinental Cup. Abroad, Lasarte played four seasons for

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in Spain. In 1990–91 he helped the

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return to

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, appearing in 35 complete matches the following campaign as the side finally avoided relegation. He also acted as

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in several games.

Coaching career

Lasarte's career as manager began at the age of 35 with

, which he led to the second position in the

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in the 1996

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. In the following years he was in charge of several clubs, including

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from the

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in 2002, which he joined with the side in last place, eventually leading them to fifth. In 2003, Lasarte was appointed at

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, helping to promotion from the

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in his second season. He led his following team, Nacional de Montevideo, to two consecutive national championships. After finishing fifth in the 2006–07 Apertura he did not have his contract renewed and left, going on to have a very brief spell in

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. After one season with

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in his country, Lasarte returned to the land of his father and signed for

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in the

. In his first season they returned to the top flight after an absence of three years and, in late August 2010, he extended his contract until June 2012. In

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, Real were close to the qualifying positions to the

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late into the first half of the campaign, but eventually had to wait until the last matchday to be safe from relegation, which eventually happened. On 24 May 2011, however, he was relieved of his duties. On 15 May 2014, Lasarte was named manager of

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. In June 2016, in the same capacity, he returned to Nacional. Lasarte was appointed at

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in December 2018. He led the club to its 41st national championship in his first season but, on 18 August 2019, was dismissed after being ousted from the

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. On 10 February 2021, the

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announced Lasarte as their national team's new coach. On April 1, 2022, Martin Lasarte decided not to continue with the Chile national team.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Nacional *

: 1988 * Intercontinental Cup: 1988

Manager

River Plate Montevideo *

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: 2004 Nacional *

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...

: 2005, 2005–06, 2016 Real Sociedad *

: 2009–10 Universidad de Chile *

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: 2014 Apertura *

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: 2015 *

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: 2015 Al Ahly *

: 2018–19

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lasarte, Martin 1961 births Living people Uruguayan people of Basque descent Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan footballers Association football defenders Uruguayan Primera División players C.A. Rentistas players Central Español players Rampla Juniors players Club Nacional de Football players Defensor Sporting players La Liga players Segunda División players Deportivo de La Coruña players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan Primera División managers Rampla Juniors managers C.A. Rentistas managers C.A. Bella Vista managers River Plate Montevideo managers Club Nacional de Football managers Danubio F.C. managers Millonarios F.C. managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Real Sociedad managers Chilean Primera División managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Universidad de Chile managers Egyptian Premier League managers Al Ahly SC managers Chile national football team managers 2021 Copa América managers Uruguayan expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Egypt Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt