Alejandro Russo

Alejandro Russo
Russo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Marcelo Russo
Date of birth (1968-02-13) 13 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Ensenada, Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Estudiantes LP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Estudiantes LP 86 (16)
1991 Argentinos Juniors 1 (0)
1991–1992 Platense 9 (1)
1992 Atlético Marbella
1993 Huracán
1994 Comunicaciones
1995 Racing de Olavarría
1995–1996 Temperley
International career
1987 Argentina U20
1987–1988 Argentina U23
Managerial career
2000–2006 Estudiantes LP (youth)
2006 Monarcas Morelia (assistant)
2007–2008 Estudiantes LP (youth)
2008 Estudiantes LP (interim)
2009 Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2010 Racing Club (assistant)
2011 Instituto (assistant)
2013 Sporting Cristal (assistant)
2014–2015 San Lorenzo (youth)
2018–2020 San Lorenzo (youth)
2021 Unión La Calera (assistant)
2022–2023 Gimnasia Jujuy (assistant)
2023 Melgar (assistant)
2024 Jorge Wilstermann (assistant)
2024 Unión Comercio
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Marcelo Russo (born 13 February 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Playing career

Russo played mainly for Estudiantes de La Plata and Argentinos Juniors, among other clubs. He also represented Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, making two appearances in the competition.

In October 1990, Russo went on trial at Manchester United, for whom he made two reserve team appearances.

Managerial career

After being an assistant and youth manager, Russo joined Gastón Ramondino's staff at Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann in 2024. On 13 June of that year, he was named manager of the club,[1] but he left the club on 8 July without managing in a single match.[2]

On 22 August 2024, Russo took over Peruvian side Unión Comercio.

References

  1. ^ "Wilster y Tomayapo "ascienden" a DT a los argentinos Russo y Rubinich" [Wilster and Tomayapo "promote" the Argentines Russo and Rubinich to manager] (in Spanish). Premium. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "El DT Russo se va de Wilstermann sin haber debutado en el Clausura" [Manager Russo leaves Wilstermann without having debuted in the Clausura] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.


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