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Marcelo Bielsa

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

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

Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa OM 2015 Cropped.jpg
Bielsa in 2015
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera[1][2]
Date of birth21 July 1955 
     (aged 70)
[2]
Place of birthRosario, Argentina[2]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Uruguay (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1977Newell's Old Boys25(0)
1978–1979Instituto40(0)
1979–1980Argentino de Rosario48(0)
Total113(0)
Teams managed
1982–1990Newell's Old Boys (scout)
1987–1990Newell's Old Boys II
1990–1992Newell's Old Boys
1992–1993Atlas (scout)
1993–1995Atlas
1995–1996América
1997–1998Vélez Sarsfield
1998Espanyol
1998–2004Argentina
2004Argentina U23
2007–2011Chile
2011–2013Athletic Bilbao
2014–2015Marseille
2016Lazio
2017Lille
2018–2022Leeds United
2023–Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial statistics

As of match played 17 October 2023[3]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Newell's Old Boys 1 July 1990 30 June 1992 97 39 38 20 40.2
Atlas 1 July 1993 31 January 1995 77 29 20 28 37.7
América 1 July 1995 25 March 1996 33 10 14 9 30.3
Vélez Sársfield 1 July 1997 30 June 1998 44 23 14 7 52.3
Espanyol 10 July 1998 19 October 1998 12 3 3 6 25.0
Argentina 20 October 1998 15 September 2004 85 56 18 11 65.9
Chile 11 July 2007 4 February 2011 51 28 8 15 54.9
Athletic Bilbao 7 July 2011 30 June 2013 113 43 31 39 38.1
Marseille 17 May 2014 8 August 2015 41 21 7 13 51.2
Lille 24 May 2017 15 December 2017 14 3 4 7 21.4
Leeds United 1 June 2018 27 February 2022 170 81 30 59 47.6
Uruguay 15 May 2023 Present 6 4 1 1 66.7
Total 743 339 191 213 45.6

Honours

Manager

Newell's Old Boys

Vélez Sarsfield

Argentina

Athletic Bilbao

Leeds United

Individual

Marcelo Bielsa Media

  • Marcelo Bielsa at a press conference in 2009.

  • Bielsa as Athletic Bilbao manager in 2012

  • Banner in honour of Bielsa in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, following Leeds United's promotion to the Premier League

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In isolation, Bielsa is pronounced [ˈbjelsa].

References

  1. ↑ Acta del Partido celebrado el 01 de junio de 2013, en Madrid (in es)Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MARCELO BIELSA: THE FACTS BEHIND THE MAN. Leeds United (15 June 2018). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Managerial statisticsSoccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Vélez le ganaba a Huracán y con el 'Loco' Bielsa lograba un nuevo campeonato (in es-419) (30 May 2013)Infobae. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Leeds United are champions! (18 July 2020)Leeds United F.C.. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Former ResultsIFFHS. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Garin, Erik. IFFHS' World's Best Coaches of the Year 1996-2006: National Team Coaches. RSSF (2 August 2007)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 (13 December 2019)Leeds United. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Messi, Rapinoe Crowned The Best in Milan. FIFA.com (23 September 2019)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ↑ THE BEST FIFA MEN'S COACH. FIFA.comFédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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