Matías Biscay (born 5 March 1974) is an Argentinian former professional

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who is first-team coach of River Plate.

Playing career

Biscay began his career at River Plate, playing five Primera División games and winning the

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, before moving to fellow

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-based club

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. Biscay's stay at Huracán lasted two seasons, playing 40 times in the Primera División, scoring seven. In 1998, Biscay moved to Europe to play for Swiss club

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, making seven

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appearances for Lugano. In 1999, Biscay signed for Spanish club Compostela, playing 44 times in the

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, scoring once. Biscay retired at the age of 28, following legal issues with Compostela.

Coaching career

In 2011, Biscay was appointed assistant manager of Uruguayan club

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. In 2014, Biscay moved to former club River Plate, taking up the role of assistant manager. In 2018, following the suspension of manager

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, Biscay filled in as River Plate manager in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals against

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References

1974 births Living people Sportspeople from San Fernando de la Buena Vista 20th-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Copa Libertadores–winning players Argentine Primera División players Segunda División players Swiss Super League players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers FC Lugano players SD Compostela footballers Argentine football managers Argentine football coaches Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Argentina-footy-defender-1970s-stub