Juan Manuel Azconzábal (born 8 September 1974 in Junín, Buenos Aires) is an

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coach and former defender who played professional football for ten clubs in six countries.

Career

Azconzábal made his debut with Estudiantes de La Plata in 1994, and played for the club until 2002. That year, Azconzábal moved to Mexico to play for

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. he returned to Argentina in 2003 to play for

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. Azconzábal then played for

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and Emelec in

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before returning to Argentina to play for> Banfield. In 2006, he moved to Colombia to play for

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but returned once again to Argentina later that year to sign for

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. After a short stint in the Canary Islands with

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, he signed for

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. After his retirement, Azconzábal was signed by Estudiantes as manager of football operations. Upon the resignation of

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on 7 November 2011, Azconzábal was named caretaker coach, and after a string of good results he was appointed as coach for the 2012 Clausura tournament. Azconzábal's nickname is "el vasco" (the

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), as his surname is of Basque origin.

External links

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at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Azconzabal, Juan Manuel 1974 births Living people People from Junín, Buenos Aires Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Peruvian Primera División players Segunda División players Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Peru Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Rosario Central footballers UD Las Palmas players Atlético Tucumán footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers Argentina youth international footballers Club Atlético Huracán managers Atlético Tucumán managers Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province