Edgardo Bauza
 Edgardo Bauza speaking to reporters in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Edgardo Bauza | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-01-26) 26 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Granadero Baigorria, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rosario Central (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Rosario Central | 310 | (80) |
| 1983–1985 | Atlético Junior | 87 | (15) |
| 1985–1986 | Independiente | 7 | (1) |
| 1986–1989 | Rosario Central | 130 | (22) |
| 1990–1991 | Veracruz | 31 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1990 | Argentina[1] | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2001 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2001–2002 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| 2002–2003 | Colón | ||
| 2004–2005 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2005–2006 | Colón | ||
| 2006–2008 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2009 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 2010–2013 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2014–2015 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2016 | São Paulo | ||
| 2016–2017 | Argentina | ||
| 2017 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2017 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2018– | Rosario Central | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Edgardo Bauza (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine former footballer, currently manager of Rosario Central. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlético Junior in Colombia and Veracruz in Mexico.
As a manager, he has coached several South American sides, mainly in Argentina, but also teams in Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, as well as Saudi club Al-Nassr, and the Argentina, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia national teams.
Managerial career
In 2008, Bauza made history by becoming the first manager ever to lead an Ecuadorian club to victory in an international tournament, winning that year's Copa Libertadores. His team included three Argentine players (Damián Manso, Claudio Bieler and Norberto Araujo), along with Paraguayan midfielder Enrique Vera, strong wingers Luis Bolaños and Joffre Guerrón and veteran goalkeeper and penalty shootout hero José Francisco Cevallos. He resigned after losing the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup to Manchester United.[2]
On January 15, 2009, the IFFHS ranked him third among the top ten club coaches around the world, only behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Dick Advocaat.[3] He was also voted the 2008 South American Coach of the Year by Uruguayan newspaper El País. After a spell with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr FC, Bauza returned to LDU Quito in December 2009, replacing 2009 Copa Sudamericana-winning manager Jorge Fossati.[4]
In 2013, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Argentine Primera División, where he led the club to its first ever Copa Libertadores title in 2014. He subsequently signed with São Paulo FC from Brazil on December 17, 2015. President of club, Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva, said the following words: "I am very happy for signing with a winning coach [...]".[5]
After just one season in Brazil, Bauza was appointed as the new manager of the Argentine national team, on 11 August 2016. He was relieved of his duties on 11 April 2017 with the Albiceleste placed fifth in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, with only four teams guaranteed a qualification spot.[6]
He was appointed as the head coach of United Arab Emirates national football team in May the same year,[7] but narrowly failed to take the team to qualify for the World Cup, with a record of two wins, one draw and one defeat in his tenure. After only four months he resigned from the post to join Saudi Arabia in September.[8] He was sacked from the Saudi Arabian team on 22 November.[9]
He was appointed manager of Rosario Central in May 2018.[10]
References
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^ Bauza: "Las expectativas son las mejores"
^ The World's best Club Coach 2008
^ "Edgardo Bauza returning to coach Liga de Quito". USA Today. 8 December 2009.
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=bauza-named-as-uae-coach-2883733.html
^ https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/world-cup-2018-edgardo-bauza-leaves-uae-to-manage-saudi-arabia-in-russia-tournament-1.628667
^ https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=11/news=bauza-sacked-as-saudi-arabia-coach-2920952.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news
^ "Edgardo Bauza, anunciado como nuevo DT de Rosario Central" [Edgardo Bauza, announced as the new coach of Rosario Central]. El Universo (in Spanish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
External links
Edgardo Bauza at BDFA.com.ar (in Spanish)
Argentina squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup runners-up | ||
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