Nicolás Hernan Chiesa (born 26 May 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a
forward
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and a
manager
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.
Coaching career
On 5 December 2017, Chiesa was appointed manager of Maltese club
Floriana
Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana ...
. He was fired on 27 August 2018.
At the end of December 2018 it was confirmed, that Chiesa had been hired at
Boca Juniors
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, where he was to deal with scouting and monitoring possible reinforcements in the different leagues. He left his position at the end of 2019.
In 2020, Chiesa joined the coaching staff of the
Ecuador national team under manager
Gustavo Alfaro, with his main task being to scout and analyze the Ecuadorian players featuring in Europe.
Honours
Player
Almirante Brown
*
Primera B: 2006–07
Floriana
*
Maltese FA Trophy
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:
2016–17[
]
Manager
Floriana
*Maltese Super Cup
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: 2017[
]
References
External links
Interview with Nicolas Chiesa
1980 births
Living people
Argentine footballers
Association football forwards
Nueva Chicago footballers
Club Almirante Brown footballers
Cañuelas footballers
FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players
Pisa S.C. players
A.S.D. Martina Calcio 1947 players
Floriana F.C. players
Liga I players
Serie D players
Primera B Metropolitana players
Primera Nacional players
Primera C Metropolitana players
Maltese Premier League players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Malta
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Argentine football managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Malta
Floriana F.C. managers
Footballers from Buenos Aires
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