Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón (born 11 August 1984) is an Argentine football manager.

Early life

Larcamón was born in La Plata, Argentina to a footballing family: both his father and an uncle played professionally in Argentina. He dreamed of following in their footsteps and rose through the ranks at Los Andes, where he signed a contract and was set to be part of the senior squad. However, after suffering from

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, Larcamón retired as a player at the age of 22. After ending his playing career, Larcamón began studying to be a

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teacher, then took a sharp turn and changed his focus of study to

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. He spent four years working towards this field before his passion for football won out. Shortly before finishing his architectural studies, Larcamón took an opportunity to coach at the youth club Almafuerte de Temperley. From there, he rose through the coaching ranks: from working with the youth teams at Nueva Chicago and Los Andes, to the reserve team level, and as an assistant coach for the senior squad with Nueva Chicago, working under

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Alejandro Nanía.

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