Marcelo Bielsa

Argentinian association football player and manager

Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo alˈβeɾto ˈβjelsa],[a] nicknamed El Loco Bielsa [ˈloko ˈβjelsa],[a] meaning "Madman Bielsa"; born 21 July 1955) is a former Argentine football player. He was most recently the head coach of Leeds United FC.

Marcelo Bielsa
Bielsa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera[1][2]
Date of birth (1955-07-21) 21 July 1955 (age 69)[2]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Uruguay (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Newell's Old Boys 25 (0)
1978–1979 Instituto 40 (0)
1979–1980 Argentino de Rosario 48 (0)
Total 113 (0)
Teams managed
1982–1990 Newell's Old Boys (scout)
1987–1990 Newell's Old Boys II
1990–1992 Newell's Old Boys
1992–1993 Atlas (scout)
1993–1995 Atlas
1995–1996 América
1997–1998 Vélez Sarsfield
1998 Espanyol
1998–2004 Argentina
2004 Argentina U23
2007–2011 Chile
2011–2013 Athletic Bilbao
2014–2015 Marseille
2016 Lazio
2017 Lille
2018–2022 Leeds United
2023– Uruguay
Honours
Representing Argentina Argentina
Men's football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 17 October 2023[3]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Newell's Old Boys 1 July 1990 30 June 1992 97 39 38 20 040.2
Atlas 1 July 1993 31 January 1995 77 29 20 28 037.7
América 1 July 1995 25 March 1996 33 10 14 9 030.3
Vélez Sársfield 1 July 1997 30 June 1998 44 23 14 7 052.3
Espanyol 10 July 1998 19 October 1998 12 3 3 6 025.0
Argentina 20 October 1998 15 September 2004 85 56 18 11 065.9
Chile 11 July 2007 4 February 2011 51 28 8 15 054.9
Athletic Bilbao 7 July 2011 30 June 2013 113 43 31 39 038.1
Marseille 17 May 2014 8 August 2015 41 21 7 13 051.2
Lille 24 May 2017 15 December 2017 14 3 4 7 021.4
Leeds United 1 June 2018 27 February 2022 170 81 30 59 047.6
Uruguay 15 May 2023 Present 6 4 1 1 066.7
Total 743 339 191 213 045.6

Honours

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Manager

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Newell's Old Boys

Vélez Sarsfield

Argentina

Athletic Bilbao

Leeds United

Individual

  1. 1.0 1.1 In isolation, Bielsa is pronounced [ˈbjelsa].

References

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  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 01 de junio de 2013, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 1 June 2013, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "MARCELO BIELSA: THE FACTS BEHIND THE MAN". Leeds United. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "Managerial statistics". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. "Vélez le ganaba a Huracán y con el 'Loco' Bielsa lograba un nuevo campeonato" [Vélez beat Huracán and with 'Loco' Bielsa achieved a new championship] (in Latin American Spanish). Infobae. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. "Leeds United are champions!". Leeds United F.C. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. "Former Results". IFFHS. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. Garin, Erik (2 August 2007). "IFFHS' World's Best Coaches of the Year 1996-2006: National Team Coaches". RSSF. Libero (IFFHS Magazine). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. "South American Coach of the Year". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. "Marcelo Bielsa named Manager of the Month". leedsunited.com. Leeds United. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. "Messi, Rapinoe Crowned The Best in Milan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. "THE BEST FIFA MEN'S COACH". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2020.