Leonardo Carol Madelón (born 25 January 1963) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

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Career

Madelón played club football for San Lorenzo,

and

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between 1982 and 1993.

Coaching career

In 1997, he started his managerial career with

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in the lower leagues of Argentine football. He then had a spell with El Porvenir before returning to his former club

in 2001. He then had an unsuccessful spell in charge of Nueva Chicago in 2004. He returned to management in 2006, and lead Olimpo to both

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championships in the

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(second division) 2006–07 season, gaining automatic promotion to the Primera División. In 2007, he returned to his former club

, and in 2008 he took over as manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. On 2 December 2009, the coach has quit Gimnasia and was replaced by Pablo Fernández.“AGRADEZCO EL APOYO”
/ref> In 2010, Madelón coached Rosario Central again, but could not help the team avoid relegation. For the 2010 Apertura, Madelón replaced Hugo Tocalli as

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manager.

Managerial titles

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* * at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Madelon, Leonardo 1963 births Living people People from General López Department Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Rosario Central footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine football managers Unión de Santa Fe managers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago managers Talleres de Córdoba managers Club Olimpo managers Rosario Central managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Club Atlético Platense managers Arsenal de Sarandí managers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero managers Footballers from Santa Fe Province 20th-century Argentine sportsmen