Martín Andrés Posse Paz (born 2 August 1975) is an Argentine

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manager and former player. He played mainly as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Posse began his professional career with

Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield () is an Argentine sports club based in Liniers, Buenos Aires. Its football team plays in Primera División, the highest level of the Argentine league system. Founded in 1910, the club has spent most of its histo ...

, being part of its successful teams in the mid-1990s and making over 100 appearances in all competitions. He helped the club to three top division titles and four international tournaments, including the 1994 Copa Libertadores. Posse joined Spanish side

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

in 1999, going on to become one of the club's most important offensive elements in the subsequent

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seasons, although never an undisputed starter. After a successful loan at

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

in the second level he returned to

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, but only amassed 11 appearances in two campaigns combined.

International career

In 1997, Posse was selected for the

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squad to play in that year's

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, going on to collect three

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Coaching career

Posse retired in late 2007 at the age of 32, after brief spells in the Spanish lower leagues with

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and

UE Castelldefels Unió Esportiva Castelldefels is a Spanish football team based in Castelldefels, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1948 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at ''Municipal Els Canyars' ...

, both in the Barcelona area. As a manager, he worked with Espanyol's youths in several capacities, and had his first senior appointment with neighbouring

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF - Group 5, holding home games at Estadi Municipa ...

, in

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. He resigned on 13 October. On 29 June 2014 Posse was appointed at CF Pobla de Mafumet,

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

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. In July 2018, Posse was hired as a youth coach at

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. He was there until 7 February 2019, where he was hired as the assistant manager of

Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps (born January 22, 1972 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player. He is of Ukrainian descent. Club career Camps joined Velez as a 14 years old in 1986, he made his breakthrough into the first team in 1991. H ...

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.Patricio Camps: historia y recorrido del técnico de Santa Fe
colombia.as.com, 12 February 2019

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

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: Apertura 1995, Clausura 1996, Clausura 1998 *

Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana ( en, Interamerican Cup) was an annual club football competition contested between a representative from North America (CONCACAF) and South America (CONMEBOL). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACA ...

: 1995 *

Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by t ...

: 1996 *

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: 1997 Espanyol *

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: 1999–2000, 2005–06

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
at Fútbol XXI * *

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