Federico Nieves

Federico Nieves
Personal information
Full name Federico Nieves García
Date of birth (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Uruguay
Managerial career
Years Team
2013 Racing Montevideo (youth)
2019 Albion
2020 Montevideo Wanderers (youth)
2021–2022 Montevideo City Torque (youth)
2024 Defensor Sporting (assistant)
2024–2025 Cooper
2026 Albion

Federico Nieves García (born 14 January 1980) is a Uruguayan football manager.

Career

Nieves began his career as a manager of clubs in the Liga Universitaria de Deportes [es], an amateur competition. He managed the under-17 side of Racing Montevideo before returning to the LUD, and led another three teams in the competition before being named manager of Segunda División side Albion for the 2019 season.

After leaving Albion in December 2019, Nieves worked as an under-17 manager at Montevideo Wanderers and under-19 manager at Montevideo City Torque before moving to Defensor Sporting in December 2023, as an assistant of Martín Varini. In September 2024, he took over Cooper in the second division.

Despite being unable to avoid relegation, Nieves remained at Cooper for the 2025 season, but departed on 7 August of that year. On 3 December 2025, he returned to Albion, with the club now in the Primera División.

On 29 September 2026, after losing eight matches in the Clausura tournament, Nieves was sacked.

References

  1. 1 2 Federico Nieves at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Albion, el humilde pionero que se convirtió en SAD y quiere crecer en el fútbol profesional" [Albion, the humble pioneer which became a SAD and want to grow in professional football] (in Spanish). El Observador. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Martín Varini, el nuevo entrenador violeta" [Martín Varini, the new violet manager] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  4. ↑ CSyD Cooper [@@CooperCsyd] (7 August 2025). "🟢 ¡Muchas gracias Federico! 🟢" [🟢 Thank you Federico! 🟢] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ↑ "Federico Nieves dirigirá a Albion en Primera División" [Federico Nieves will manage Albion in the Primera División] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Albion confirmó cambio de entrenador de cara a la temporada 2026" [Albion confirmed the change of manager ahead of the 2026 season] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Clausura: Albion, que perdió los ocho partidos y está en descenso, cesó a Federico Nieves" [Clausura: Albion, who lost the eight matches and fell into the relegation zone, dismissed Federico Nieves] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 29 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.