Martín Rodrigo Anselmi (born 11 July 1985) is an Argentine professional
football manager
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. He is the current head coach of Portuguese club
FC Porto
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.
Early life
Born in
Rosario, Santa Fe
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, Anselmi played youth football for
Ferro Carril Oeste
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. He also has a
journalism
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degree at DeporTEA in
Buenos Aires
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, but never worked in the profession.
Career
Early career
Anselmi began his career with
Excursionistas' youth setup in 2015, and had a brief stint at
CAI before being invited by
Gabriel Milito to join his staff at
Independiente in 2016.
In 2017, Anselmi joined
Atlanta
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as
Francisco Berscé's assistant.
[ In the following year, he moved abroad and was named in charge of Ecuadorian side Universidad Católica del Ecuador's reserve team.
In 2019, after a short period at ]Real Garcilaso
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, Anselmi returned to Ecuador and became Miguel Ángel Ramírez's assistant at Independiente del Valle
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Founded in 1958, the club plays ...
. He followed Ramírez to Internacional, but left the club on 11 June when the manager was dismissed.
Unión La Calera
On 17 December 2021, Anselmi was named manager of Chilean Primera División
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side Unión La Calera
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It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor' ...
for the ensuing campaign. The following 25 April, with only one win in 11 league matches, he left the club on a mutual agreement.
Independiente del Valle
On 30 May 2022, Anselmi returned to del Valle, now replacing Renato Paiva as manager. He won four titles with the club, before resigning on 17 December 2023, after losing the 2023 Serie A finals on penalties.
Cruz Azul
On 20 December 2023, Anselmi was presented at Liga MX
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side Cruz Azul
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. After his first season with the club. Cruz Azul
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finished in second place with 33 points and made it to the Clausura final, where they lost to Club América
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with a score of 2–1 on aggregate.
Porto
On 27 January 2025, Anselmi was announced as the manager of Portuguese Primeira Liga
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side Porto
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.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Independiente del Valle
*Copa Sudamericana
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: 2022
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*Copa Ecuador
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The winners quali ...
: 2022
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*Supercopa Ecuador
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: 2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
*Recopa Sudamericana
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: 2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentine football managers
Unión La Calera managers
Independiente del Valle managers
Cruz Azul managers
FC Porto managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate football managers in Peru
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate football managers in Chile
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Mexico
Expatriate football managers in Portugal
Copa Sudamericana winning managers