Juan Manuel Zubeldía (born 19 August 1979) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Zubeldía was born in

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, and made his senior debut with Racing Club on 16 June 1999, scoring in a match against

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. After featuring rarely, he moved to

Huracán de Tres Arroyos Club Atlético Huracán (usually Huracán de Tres Arroyos) is an Argentine football club based in the city of Tres Arroyos, in Buenos Aires Province. The club is the biggest of Tres Arroyos City, and one of the largest in Southern Buenos Aires ...

in 2001. Zubeldía subsequently joined Villa Mitre in 2002, but played sparingly. In 2004, after rejecting offers from Italian clubs, he signed for Candelaria, but suffered an injury and the club terminated his contract. Zubeldía also played for

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

between 2006 and 2010, retiring with the club at the age of 31.

Managerial career

After retiring, Medina joined

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's staff at

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, as his assistant. He continued to work with Schürrer in the following years, at

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Crucero del Norte Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the ...

and

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whic ...

. In December 2015, Zubeldía was named manager of

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, but resigned the following 27 September. He then rejoined Schürrer's staff at

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, later working with the manager at

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, Aucas,

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, Mitre (SdE) and back at Cuenca. On 12 December 2022, Zubeldía was named manager of Cuenca for the 2023 season, with compatriot Gabriel del Valle who was also an assistant of Schürrer. The duo left Cuenca on a mutual agreement on 3 May 2023.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zubeldia, Juan 1970 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Huracán de Tres Arroyos footballers Club Villa Mitre footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Argentine football managers C.D. Cuenca managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Ecuador