Marcelo Bielsa

Marcelo Bielsa
Bielsa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera
Date of birth (1955-07-21) 21 July 1955 (age 71)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Team 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)
Managerial career
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
Medal record
Representing Argentina Argentina
Men's football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Managerial statistics

As of match played 17 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Newell's Old Boys 1 July 1990 30 June 1992 97393820040.2
Atlas 1 July 1993 31 January 1995 77292028037.7
América 1 July 1995 25 March 1996 3310149030.3
Vélez Sársfield 1 July 1997 30 June 1998 4423147052.3
Espanyol 10 July 1998 19 October 1998 12336025.0
Argentina 20 October 1998 15 September 2004 85561811065.9
Chile 11 July 2007 4 February 2011 5128815054.9
Athletic Bilbao 7 July 2011 30 June 2013 113433139038.1
Marseille 17 May 2014 8 August 2015 4121713051.2
Lille 24 May 2017 15 December 2017 14347021.4
Leeds United 1 June 2018 27 February 2022 170813059047.6
Uruguay 15 May 2023 Present 6411066.7
Total 743339191213045.6

Honours

Manager

Newell's Old Boys

Vélez Sarsfield

Argentina

Athletic Bilbao

Leeds United

Individual

Notes

  1. 1 2 In isolation, Bielsa is pronounced [ˈbjelsa].

References

  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. 1 2 3 "MARCELO BIELSA: THE FACTS BEHIND THE MAN". Leeds United. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 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. Archived from the original on 18 November 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. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. 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.