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Marcelo Bielsa

1955 - Today

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Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera ([maɾˈselo alˈβeɾto ˈβjelsa], nicknamed El Loco Bielsa [ˈloko ˈβjelsa], meaning 'The Madman Bielsa'; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential coaches of all time. Bielsa played as a defender for Newell's Old Boys, Instituto, and Argentino de Rosario. 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, but retired when he was 25 to focus on coaching. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcelo Bielsa is the 42nd most popular coach (down from 36th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Argentinean Coach.

Marcelo Bielsa is a football manager who is most famous for his attacking style of football, which he has used to great success at a number of clubs.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Marcelo Bielsa ranks 42 out of 471. Before him are Dick Advocaat, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Otto Rehhagel, Bernd Schuster, Miroslav Blažević, and Tito Vilanova. After him are Luis de la Fuente, Héctor Cúper, Luciano Spalletti, Jean-Pierre Papin, Hugo Sánchez, and Óscar Tabárez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Marcelo Bielsa ranks 48. Before him are Li Keqiang, Timothy Laurence, Israel Katz, Kris Jenner, Valery Gerasimov, and Dodi Fayed. After him are J. K. Simmons, Shoko Asahara, Najib Mikati, Brendan Gleeson, Mark David Chapman, and Héctor Cúper.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Marcelo Bielsa ranks 38 out of 1,154. Before him are Leonardo Sandri (1943), Richard Walther Darré (1895), Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (1971), Carlos Reutemann (1942), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Alberto Fernández (1959). After him are Luis Monti (1901), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), Javier Zanetti (1973), Ernesto Sabato (1911), Héctor Cúper (1955), and Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793).

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Among COACHES In Argentina

Among coaches born in Argentina, Marcelo Bielsa ranks 2. Before him are Diego Simeone (1970). After him are Héctor Cúper (1955), Jorge Sampaoli (1960), Jorge Valdano (1955), Sergio Batista (1962), Roberto Sensini (1966), Vicente de la Mata (1918), José Durand Laguna (1885), Gustavo Alfaro (1962), Leonardo Astrada (1970), and Jorge Amado Nunes (1961).

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