Julio Vaccari

Julio Vaccari
Personal information
Full name Julio César Vaccari
Date of birth (1980-07-09) 9 July 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Team information
Current team
 Defensa y Justicia (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
Atlético Paz
Círculo General Belgrano
2015 Godoy Cruz (assistant)
2016–2017 Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2018–2020 Vélez Sarsfield (assistant)
2021–2022 Vélez Sarsfield (reserves)
2022 Vélez Sarsfield (interim)
2022–2024 Defensa y Justicia
2024–2025 Independiente
2026– Defensa y Justicia

Julio César Vaccari (born 9 July 1980) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Defensa y Justicia.

Career

Vaccari was a Physical Education graduate at the Universidad del Salvador, and was in charge of lowly sides Atlético Paz and Círculo General Belgrano before joining Marcelo Bielsa's staff at Athletic Bilbao, as a video analyst. He followed Bielsa to Olympique de Marseille under the same role, before joining Gabriel Heinze's staff at Godoy Cruz in 2015, now as an assistant.

Vaccari continued to work as Heinze's assistant at Argentinos Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield. On 30 December 2020, he returned to the latter club after being named manager of the reserve team.

On 24 March 2022, Vaccari was named interim manager of Vélez, after Mauricio Pellegrino resigned. On 5 April, he was confirmed as the permanent first team manager.

On 13 September 2022, Vaccari replaced Sebastián Beccacece at the helm of Defensa y Justicia. He resigned from the club on 14 May 2024, after their elimination from the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.

On 13 June 2024, Vaccari took over Independiente also in the top tier. On 13 September of the following year, he resigned.

On 24 May 2026, Vaccari returned to Defensa, replacing Mariano Soso.

Managerial statistics

As of 9 October 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 24 March 2022 28 May 2022 135532218+4038.46
Defensa y Justicia 13 September 2022 14 May 2024 8838282211290+22043.18
Independiente 13 June 2024 13 September 2025 612520167444+30040.98
Defensa y Justicia 24 May 2026 present 137331915+4053.85
Total 175755644227167+60042.86

References

  1. ↑ "¿Quién es Julio Vaccari, el nuevo DT de Vélez?" [Who is Julio Vaccari, the new manager of Vélez?] (in Spanish). Nota al Pie. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Quién es Julio Vaccari, el DT interino que enfrentará a Estudiantes" [Who is Julio Vaccari, the interim manager who will face Estudiantes] (in Spanish). Oeste Platense. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Argentinos Juniors campeón" [Argentinos Juniors the champions] (in Spanish). Asociación de Fútbol Argentino. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Heinze fue presentado como nuevo DT de Vélez" [Heinze was presented as new manager of Vélez] (in Spanish). El Rincón del Fútbol. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Se potencia La Fábrica" [La Fábrica is bolstered] (in Spanish). CA Vélez Sarsfield. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Interinato en marcha" [Interim spell on the run] (in Spanish). CA Vélez Sarsfield. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Confirmado: Julio Vaccari seguirá siendo el entrenador de Vélez" [Confirmed: Julio Vaccari will continue as manager of Vélez] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Julio Vaccari será el nuevo DT de Defensa en lugar de Beccacece" [Julio Vaccari will be the new manager of Defensa in the place of Beccacece] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Julio Vaccari anunció su renuncia a Defensa y Justicia al borde del llanto" [Julio Vaccari announced his resignation from Defensa y Justicia on the verge of tears] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 15 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Julio Vaccari asume como nuevo DT de Independiente" [Julio Vaccari takes over as new manager of Independiente] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Julio Vaccari renunció como técnico de Independiente tras la derrota ante Banfield" [Julio Vaccari resigned as manager of Independiente after the defeat against Banfield] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Julio Vaccari vuelve a Defensa y Justicia: reemplaza a Mariano Soso" [Julio Vaccari returns to Defensa y Justicia: he replaces Mariano Soso] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 May 2026.