Andrés Cruciani
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| Full name | Diego Andrés Cruciani | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 14, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1978 | Juventud | 71 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Sarmiento | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Bella Vista | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Estudiantes | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Club Cipolletti | 49 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Argentina U-20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Banfield (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Independiente (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Centenario | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Club Renato Cesarini | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | CA Lanús (Youth Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Independiente (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (Technical Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Club Cipolletti | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Haiti | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Centenario | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Bangladesh U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2007 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Maldives | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Saif Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Diego Andrés Cruciani (born 14 July 1962 in Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine football coach.
Career
The defender played in his career for Juventud, Sarmiento, Bella Vista, Estudiantes and Club Cipolletti before he retired after a knee injury in summer 1985.
International career
Cruciani was a member of the Argentina national under-20 football team in 1981.
Coaching career
He was the head coach of the Bangladesh national football team, under his guidance, the team improved smoothly and became the runners-up of the SAFF championship.[1] He also served as head coach of the Bangladesh U23 team during the 2006 South Asian Games in Colombo.[2]
After leaving the post, Cruciani continued his career in Bangladesh by coaching B. League side, Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2007.[3] During his time, Cruciani had brought three Argentine players to the club.[4][5]
References
- ^ Total Sports - Andrés Cruciani Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bangladesh await revamped Afghans". archive.thedailystar.net. 16 August 2006.
- ^ News item - Andrés Cruciani Archived November 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andrés Cruciani at BanglaFootball.net
- ^ DCY Sport - Diego Andrés Cruciani Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh national football team managers
- Haiti national football team managers
- Argentine football managers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán managers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Club Atlético Banfield managers
- Club Atlético Independiente managers
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Club Atlético Lanús managers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Haiti
- Expatriate football managers in the Maldives
- Maldives national football team managers
- Bella Vista de Bahía Blanca footballers
- Bangladesh Premier League (football) managers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Haiti
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives
- Footballers from Bahía Blanca
- Abahani Limited Dhaka managers