Pablo Hernán Lavallén (born 7 September 1972) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of

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Playing career

Lavallén made his professional debut in 1991 for River Plate, over the following five years he won three league titles and the

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championship with the team. In 1996, he joined

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where he played until his return to Argentina in 2002 to play for

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. In 2003, he joined

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where he played until 2004. In 2004, he returned to Argentina to play for newly promoted

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but he returned to Mexico after they were relegated in 2005. His last Mexican club was

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, he retired in 2007 after a brief stint in the Argentine 2nd division with Club Atlético Platense.

Managerial career

In July 2022 he became manager of Peruvian club Melgar. He was sacked the following 6 March, after a poor start of the season.

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* * * * 1972 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Atlas F.C. footballers San Luis F.C. players Huracán de Tres Arroyos footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine football managers FBC Melgar managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Peru Argentina men's youth international footballers Club Atlético Belgrano managers San Martín de San Juan managers Atlético Tucumán managers Club Atlético Colón managers C.D. Olimpia managers Club Atlético Sarmiento managers {{Argentina-footy-defender-1970s-stub