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Martín Varini Dizioli (born 2 August 1991) is a Uruguayan
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and former player who played as a
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. He is the manager of Juárez.


Playing career

Born in
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, Varini joined
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's youth setup in 2004, aged 13. He was promoted to the first team in 2011, and also took part of the
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Final against River Plate. Varini moved to Italy in 2013 to join Italian side
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, but the move did not materialize. Upon returning, he retired at the age of just 22.


Managerial career

After retiring, Varini graduated in
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before returning to his former club Defensor in February 2017, as manager of the youth team. On 9 April 2021, at the age of just 29, he replaced Alejandro Cappuccio as manager of Primera División side
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, and became the youngest manager of the
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. Varini's managerial debut occurred on 21 April 2021, in a 1–1 Libertadores home draw against Racing Club. On 2 October, after only four wins in 25 matches, he left Rentistas on a mutual agreement. Ahead of the 2022 season, Varini joined
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's staff at Brazilian club Cruzeiro, as his assistant. He followed Pezzolano to Spanish club
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, but left on 7 December 2023 to take over
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back in his home country. Varini resigned from Defensor on 7 July 2024, after accepting an offer from a Brazilian club, and was announced as head coach of
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two days later. He was sacked from the latter club on 23 September.


Managerial statistics


Honours

Defensor Sporting * Copa Uruguay:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varini, Martin 1991 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Defensor Sporting players Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan Primera División managers C.A. Rentistas managers Defensor Sporting managers Club Athletico Paranaense managers FC Juárez managers Real Valladolid non-playing staff Uruguayan expatriate football managers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Mexico