Sergio Novoa Rodríguez (10 June 1981) is a Colombian

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

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael C ...

Coaching career

Atlético Bucaramanga

Having formerly been in charge of the U17 and U20 squads of

, Novoa was appointed manager of the club's first team on 10 September 2019 after

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was fired. He was replaced by José 'Willy' Manuel Rodríguez in early November 2019 and then became a part of the new manager's technical staff. Willy was fired in mid-February and Novoa took charge of the team again, this time as a caretaker manager. Two days later,

Guillermo Sanguinetti Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano (born 21 June 1966 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football (soccer), football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is the cur ...

was hired. On 15 February 2021, Novoa was named caretaker manager for the third time, until the new coach was hired on 23 February.Guillermo Sanguinetti dejó de ser el director técnico de Atlético Bucaramanga
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