Marcelo Bielsa
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.
 Bielsa in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1955[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club 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) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 17 October 2023[3]
| 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
- Primera División Argentina: 1990–91, 1992 Clausura
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1992
Vélez Sarsfield
- Primera División Argentina: 1998 Clausura[4]
Argentina
- Summer Olympics: 2004
- CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2004
- Copa América runner-up: 2004
Athletic Bilbao
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2011–12
Leeds United
Individual
- IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2001;[6] runner-up: 2004[7]
- South American Coach of the Year: 2009[8]
- LMA Championship Manager of the Year: 2020
- EFL Championship Manager of the Month: August 2018,November 2019,[9] July 2020
- FIFA Fair Play Award: 2019[10] (shared with his club Leeds United)
- The Best FIFA Football Coach: 2020 (3rd place)[11]
Marcelo Bielsa Media
Marcelo Bielsa at a press conference in 2009.
Bielsa as Athletic Bilbao manager in 2012
Bielsa as manager of Olympique de Marseille in 2015
Banner in honour of Bielsa in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, following Leeds United's promotion to the Premier League
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 01 de junio de 2013, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 1 June 2013, in Madrid] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "MARCELO BIELSA: THE FACTS BEHIND THE MAN". Leeds United. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Managerial statistics". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "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 español de América Latina). Infobae. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Leeds United are champions!". Leeds United F.C. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ "Former Results". IFFHS. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "South American Coach of the Year". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ↑ "Marcelo Bielsa named Manager of the Month". leedsunited.com. Leeds United. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.