Daniel Sasso

Daniel Sasso
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ignacio Sasso Pacheco
Date of birth (1982-11-12) 12 November 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Managerial career
Years Team
2017–2020 Deportivo La Guaira (youth)
2020–2021 Venezuela U20 (assistant)
2021–2022 Universidad Central
2023–2026 Universidad Central

Daniel Ignacio Sasso Pacheco (born 12 November 1982) is a Venezuelan football manager.

Career

Born in Caracas, Sasso worked at Deportivo La Guaira's under-15 and under-16 squads before being named manager of the under-20 team in February 2018. He was also an assistant of Martín Carrillo in the Venezuela under-20 national team.

On 16 June 2021, Sasso was appointed manager of Primera División side Universidad Central. On 4 May of the following year, he left the club on a mutual agreement, but returned to the role exactly one year later.

Sasso led UCV to the league title in 2025 after a 68-year absence, and also won the 2025 Copa Venezuela to give the club their first-ever cup title and domestic double. On 16 August 2026, however, he left by mutual consent.

Honours

Universidad Central

References

  1. ↑ "Designaron al entrenador Daniel Sasso técnico del Dvo La Guaira Sub 20" [They appoint manager Daniel Sasso as coach of Dvo La Guaira under-20] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "La Vinotinto Sub 20 se concentró en Valencia al mando de Martín Carrillo" [The Vinotinto under-20 is set up in Valencia at the helm of Martín Carrillo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "El entrenador Daniel Sasso es el nuevo Director Técnico de la UCV Fútbol Club" [Manager Daniel Sasso is the new coach of UCV Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Entrenador Daniel Sasso y su cuerpo técnico salió del banquillo técnico de la UCV Futbol Club" [Manager Daniel Sasso and his coaching staff left the bench of UCV Fútbol Club]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ↑ UCV Fútbol Club [@UCVFCOFICIAL] (4 May 2023). "¡Bienvenido a casa nuevamente! Daniel Sasso asume la dirección técnica del equipo tricolor" [Welcome home again! Daniel Sasso takes over the technical direction of the tricolor team.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Todea, Manuel (17 August 2026). "Daniel Sasso deja la UCV FC tras una era histórica en el fútbol venezolano" [Daniel Sasso leaves UCV FC after a historic era in Venezuelan football] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 18 August 2026.