Mariano Raúl Echeverría (born 27 May 1981) is a retired

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. He is currently the

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of Johor Darul Ta'zim II.

Career

Club career

Echeverría began his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football. After many years playing for teams such as

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and

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in the regionalised lower divisions he joined 2nd division side

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

. In his first season with the club they won promotion to the Primera División.

International career

Echeverría made his debut for the Argentina national team after being called up to join

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's squad of Argentina-based players who beat

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2–1 on 10 February 2010.

Coaching career

CA Tigre

On 5 October 2018, Echeverría was appointed as the new head coach of Club Atlético Tigre, which was his first real coaching job. Three days after a 4–4 result on 8 February 2019 against

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, Echeverría resigned from his position. Echeverría had been furious about the result and the performance of his team.Tigre se quedó sin DT: Mariano Echeverría presentó su renuncia
clarin.com, 11 February 2019

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Echeverría was appointed as a new head coach for Johor Darul Ta'zim II of Malaysia on 4 February 2022.

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* * * * * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Mar del Plata Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Boca Juniors footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub