Osvaldo Darío Tempesta (born 15 February 1960) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Tempesta played the most of his playing career with

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. In 1990, after one year at Aldosivi, he retired at the age of 30. After working as a youth coordinator at Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Tempesta started his managerial career in 1997, with

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. He was subsequently in charge of fellow league team

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, suffering relegation in 2000. For the 2000–01 season, Tempesta was in charge of Olimpo. He was named at the helm of Aldosivi in the

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in 2003, but resigned in February 2004, after alleging "personal problems". In 2008, after two different stints at Guillermo Brown, Tempesta was appointed manager of Patronato. He was named in charge of

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in February 2010, but moved to

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in May. Tempesta took over Central Córdoba in 2011, but resigned in July of that year. He returned to Brown in March 2012, before moving to

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in November. On 5 March 2013, Tempesta was named Alvarado manager. In June 2013, he took over Juventud Unida, but resigned on 27 October 2014. On 9 January 2015, Tempesta was appointed in charge of

San Martín de Tucumán Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays ...

. He resigned on 31 May, and subsequently moved abroad to take over

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. On 3 April 2017, Tempesta moved to Ecuador to work at Aucas. After achieving promotion from the

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with the club, he left, and was appointed in charge of LDU Portoviejo in June 2018. Tempesta left LDU in July 2018, and returned to Aucas on 2 September. He left in December, and spent a year without a club before joining América de Quito in January 2020. On 14 June 2020, Tempesta returned to Aucas for a third spell.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tempesta, Dario 1960 births Living people People from Berisso Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Argentine football managers Primera B Nacional managers Club Olimpo managers Club Atlético Aldosivi managers Club Atlético Patronato managers Racing de Córdoba managers San Martín de Tucumán managers Uruguayan Primera División managers El Tanque Sisley managers S.D. Aucas managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Uruguay Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Footballers from Buenos Aires Province 20th-century Argentine sportsmen