Néstor Gabriel Lorenzo (born 26 February 1966) is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of the Colombia national team. Lorenzo played for

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

, A.S. Bari,

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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, ...

, Ferrocarril Oeste and

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in th ...

. Lorenzo also represented

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in the

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, including the final which the Argentines lost to

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Playing career

After ''Italia '90'' and after an attempt by

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to sign Lorenzo for Nottingham Forest fell through, Argentine legend

Ossie Ardiles Osvaldo César Ardiles (born 3 August 1952), often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is an Argentine football manager, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as part of the Argentina national team. He now runs his ...

signed the defender for

initially on loan and eventually the deal became a permanent switch. Lorenzo played 27 times for Swindon scoring 2 goals – one on his debut at the County Ground against

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in a 3–0 win, and one away at

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in a 2–2 draw. After seeing out his contract Lorenzo returned to Argentina. He later turned his hand to coaching, he was part of

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's coaching setup for the Argentina national team.

Career statistics

England

Managerial statistics

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
1966 births Living people Argentinos Juniors footballers S.S.C. Bari players Serie A players Swindon Town F.C. players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Association football defenders Argentine footballers Argentine football managers Footballers from Buenos Aires 1990 FIFA World Cup players Argentina international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Argentina Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England FBC Melgar managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Colombia Argentine expatriate football managers Colombia national football team managers {{argentina-footy-defender-stub