Walter Gastón Coyette (born 28 January 1976 in
Avellaneda
Avellaneda (, ) is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 342,677 as per the . Avellaneda is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, and is connecte ...
) is an
Argentine
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ex-
footballer
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and manager.
Career
Coyette started his career with
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera Divis ...
in 1994, he made 113 appearances and scored 7 goals during his three spells with the club the club. In 1995, he was part of the
Argentina U-20 squad that won the
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1995 FIFA/ Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 10th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held in Qatar from 13 to 28 April 1995. The tournament ...
and in 1996 he helped Lanús to win the
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL ( en, CONMEBOL Cup) was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football cont ...
. Throughout his career, he played for clubs in Argentina,
Spain
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, ...
,
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
and
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
.
Coaching career
Coyette started his coaching career at
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...
in 2010 as assistant manager for
Diego Cocca
Diego Martín Cocca (born 11 February 1972) is an Argentine former footballer and current manager. He played professional football for several clubs in Argentina, Spain and Mexico, he is the manager of Tigres UANL.
Playing career
Club
Cocca ...
. He later followed Cocca as his assistant to
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made u ...
in Mexico in February 2011 and then
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its football team, that currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine footbal ...
in September 2011.
Coyette then hired as a field assistant coach for the U15, U17 and U20 youth national teams, before becoming head coach of the U15 national team in 2015. On 10 June 2016, Coyette was appointed manager of
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires.
...
on a one-year deal, the same team where he had retired as a professional player. After a period of bad results, Coyette decided to resign in December 2017. After his time at Chacarita, he assumed as coach of
San Martín de San Juan
Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league syste ...
, which he directed for only 14 games before being fired after a bad start. Days after his departure, he took charge of
San Martín de Tucumán
Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays ...
. He was fired in February 2019.
On 17 September 2019, Coyette was appointed manager of Chilean club
Unión La Calera
Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile.
It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Come ...
. On 5 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Coyette had left the position due to personal reasons.
Returning to Argentina after his spell in Chile, Coyette was appointed manager of
Alvarado at the end of June 2020. After a period of bad results, Coyette decided to step down from his position on 28 March 2022.
Walter Coyette dejó de ser el técnico de Alvarado
unosantafe.com.ar, 28 March 2022
Titles
References
External links
Argentine Primera statistics
Football-Lineups player profile
En Una Baldosa profile
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1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Avellaneda
Argentine footballers
Argentine football managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Argentina under-20 international footballers
Argentina youth international footballers
Association football midfielders
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Atlas F.C. footballers
CD Leganés players
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
S.D. Quito footballers
Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Liga MX players
Argentine Primera División players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Chacarita Juniors managers
San Martín de San Juan managers
San Martín de Tucumán managers
Unión La Calera managers
Expatriate football managers in Chile