Martín Eugenio Brignani (born 10 May 1972) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Brignani played for Amateur local sides such as CA San Lorenzo Mar del Plata and Alvarado before moving to Venezuela in 1997, with

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. In 2000, he joined

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, and played in the

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with the club. Brignani subsequently represented

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and

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before returning to Estudiantes de Mérida in 2002. He played for two seasons with San Martín SJ back in his home country before returning to Venezuela in 2005, with Trujillanos. Back to his home country in 2007, Brignani played for lower league sides CA Talleres de Mar del Plata, CA General Urquiza, San Isidro (two stints) and CA El Cañón.

Managerial career

In July 2014, Brignani was named manager of San Isidro. In 2016, he was in charge of another of his former teams, San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata. Subsequently, he worked at a

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school in his hometown. On 19 June 2018, Brignani was appointed at the helm of Estudiantes de Mérida. While at the club, he won the 2019 Apertura but lost the final to Caracas. During the 2020 season, due to the

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, Brignani returned to his native Mar del Plata but could not return to Venezuela to manage the club in the

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due to the restrictions in Argentina. He managed the club through

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, while his assistant was on the field. On 8 January 2021, Brignani resigned from Estudiantes, and was appointed at

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late in the month. He was sacked on 31 July, with the club outside the qualification zones. On 10 August 2022, Brignani returned to Venezuela after being named manager of Portuguesa. He was sacked the following 1 March, after winning only one point out of nine into the new season. On 12 October 2023, Brignani was named manager of

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side Real Tomayapo.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brignani, Martin 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Mar del Plata Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Alvarado players San Martín de San Juan footballers Club Atlético San Isidro footballers Venezuelan Primera División players Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players Caracas F.C. players Unión Atlético Maracaibo players Trujillanos F.C. players Deportivo Pereira footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Argentine football managers Venezuelan Primera División managers Estudiantes de Mérida managers Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara managers Portuguesa F.C. managers C.D. Real Tomayapo managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Venezuela Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia