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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bielsa and the second or maternal family name is Caldera.

Marcelo Bielsa

Bielsa with Olympique de Marseille in 2015

Personal information

Full name

\nMarcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera^[1]^[2]

Date of birth

\n21 July 1955 (age 69)^[2]

Place of birth

\nRosario, Argentina^[2]

Position(s)

\nDefender

Team information

Current team

\nUruguay (manager)

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

1975\u20131977

\nNewell's Old Boys

\n25

\n(0)

1978\u20131979

\nInstituto

\n40

\n(0)

1979\u20131980

\nArgentino de Rosario

\n48

\n(0)

Total

\n113

\n(0)

International career

1976

\nArgentina U23

\n4

\n(0)

Managerial career

1987\u20131990

\nNewell's Old Boys II

1990\u20131992

\nNewell's Old Boys

1993\u20131995

\nAtlas

1995\u20131996

\nAm\u00e9rica

1997\u20131998

\nV\u00e9lez Sarsfield

1998

\nEspanyol

1998\u20132004

\nArgentina

2004

\nArgentina U23

2007\u20132011

\nChile

2011\u20132013

\nAthletic Bilbao

2014\u20132015

\nMarseille

2016

\nLazio

2017

\nLille

2018\u20132022

\nLeeds United

2023\u2013

\nUruguay

2023\u20132024

\nUruguay U23

Medal record

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Men's football\n
\n
Representing $\"\"$ Argentina (as manager)\n
Olympic Games\n
$\"Gold$	2004 Athens	Team\n
Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
Runner-up	2004 Peru	Team\n
Representing $\"\"$ Uruguay (as manager)\n
Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
$\"Third$	2024 United States	Team\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera^[2] ([ma\u027e\u02c8selo al\u02c8\u03b2e\u027eto \u02c8\u03b2jelsa],^[a] nicknamed El Loco Bielsa [\u02c8loko \u02c8\u03b2jelsa],^[a] meaning 'The Madman Bielsa'; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national team.^[3] He is widely regarded as one of the most influential coaches of all time.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Bielsa is a former player having played as a defender for Newell's Old Boys, Instituto and Argentino de Rosario.\n

Bielsa played as a defender in Newell's Old Boys' First Division team and was a member of Argentina U23 in the 1976 Pre-Olympic Tournament,^[8] but retired when he was 25 to focus on coaching.^[9]^[10] Bielsa has managed several football clubs and also the national teams of Argentina and Chile. He developed his career as coach of Newell's Old Boys where he won several titles in the early 1990s, before moving to Mexico in 1992, briefly coaching Club Atlas and Club Am\u00e9rica. Bielsa returned to Argentina in 1997 to manage V\u00e9lez Sarsfield, leading them to the 1998 league title (Clausura).^[11]\n

With Chile, he achieved cult status due to the improved results of the national team under his leadership.^[12] His personality and gestures during his stint in Chile captured the attention of media and unleashed a series of minor controversies both in sports and politics.^[13]^[14] He had a two year-spell in Spain at Athletic Bilbao between 2011 and 2013, leading them to domestic and continental cup finals in the first season, though they lost both. In May 2014, Bielsa was appointed coach of Marseille, starting with good results but finishing outside the expected first three places in Ligue 1, resigning after just over a year at the French club.^[15] He remains highly regarded by OM fans for his offensive playing style and personality.^[16]\n

In June 2018, Bielsa was appointed manager of then-Championship club Leeds United, leading the club to promotion back to the Premier League in 2020 after a 16-year absence as a result of winning the 2019\u201320 EFL Championship. Leeds United is the club at which he spent the most time as manager in his career,^[17]^[18]^[19] taking charge of 170 games before departing in February 2022. He is considered a cult figure among Leeds fans.\n

In 2023, he became manager of Uruguay, becoming only the second non-Uruguayan manager to coach the team. He led Uruguay to two record-breaking wins against Brazil and Argentina.\n

\n\n

Team\n	From\n	To\n	Record\n
P	W	D	L	Win %\n
Newell's Old Boys\n	1 July 1990\n	30 June 1992\n	97\n	39\n	38\n	20\n	040.21\n
Atlas\n	1 July 1993\n	31 January 1995\n	77\n	29\n	20\n	28\n	037.66\n
Am\u00e9rica\n	1 July 1995\n	25 March 1996\n	33\n	10\n	14\n	9\n	030.30\n
V\u00e9lez S\u00e1rsfield\n	1 July 1997\n	30 June 1998\n	44\n	23\n	14\n	7\n	052.27\n
Espanyol\n	10 July 1998\n	19 October 1998\n	12\n	3\n	3\n	6\n	025.00\n
Argentina\n	20 October 1998\n	15 September 2004\n	85\n	56\n	18\n	11\n	065.88\n
Chile\n	11 July 2007\n	4 February 2011\n	51\n	28\n	8\n	15\n	054.90\n
Athletic Bilbao\n	7 July 2011\n	30 June 2013\n	113\n	43\n	31\n	39\n	038.05\n
Marseille\n	17 May 2014\n	8 August 2015\n	41\n	21\n	7\n	13\n	051.22\n
Lille\n	24 May 2017\n	15 December 2017\n	14\n	3\n	4\n	7\n	021.43\n
Leeds United\n	1 June 2018\n	27 February 2022\n	170\n	81\n	30\n	59\n	047.65\n
Uruguay\n	15 May 2023\n	Present\n	24\n	11\n	9\n	4\n	045.83\n
Total\n	761\n	346\n	199\n	216\n	045.47\n

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v t e Current managers of CONMEBOL national teams
\n Scaloni (Argentina) \n Villegas (Bolivia) \n Dorival Jr. (Brazil) \n Gareca (Chile) \n Lorenzo (Colombia) \n Beccacece (Ecuador) \n Alfaro (Paraguay) \n Fossati (Peru) \n Bielsa (Uruguay) \n Batista (Venezuela) \n
\n (c) \u2013 caretaker manager \n

Managerial career

Argentina national team

Chile national team

Athletic Bilbao

Marseille

Lazio

Lille

Leeds United

2018\u201319

2019\u201320: Promotion to the Premier League

2020\u201321

2021\u201322

Uruguay national team

Coaching style

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Manager

Notes

References

External links

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