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Horacio Matuszyczk
Personal information
Full name	Horacio Ignacio Matuszyczk
Date of birth	29 November 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Melincué, Argentina
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Real Potosí (manager)
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1982	Boca Juniors
1983–1985	Racing Club
1986	Defensa y Justicia
1986–1987	Temperley
1987	Unión Española
1988–1991	Cobresal
1991	Deportes La Serena
1992–1993	Minervén
1994	Marítimo de Venezuela
Managerial career
2004–2006	Iberoamericano
2007	Minervén Bolívar
2008	Monagas
2009–2011	Angostura
2012	Angostura
2012–2014	Tucanes de Amazonas
2014–2016	Trujillanos
2016–2017	Portuguesa
2017–2018	Trujillanos
2019	Mineros
2022–2023	Hermanos Colmenarez
2023–	Real Potosí
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horacio Ignacio Matuszyczk (born 29 November 1961) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Real Potosí.

Playing career

Born in Melincué, Santa Fe Province, Matuszyczk began his career with Boca Juniors, making his first team debut on 11 October 1981, in a 7–1 win over San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata [es]. He left the club in 1982, and subsequently played for Racing Club, Defensa y Justicia and Temperley before moving abroad with Chilean side Unión Española in 1987.^[1]

In 1992, after three years at Cobresal and one season at Deportes La Serena, Matuszyczk moved to Venezuela with Minervén. He retired at the country, while playing for Marítimo de Venezuela.

Managerial career

Matuszyczk began his managerial career in 2004, while in charge of Venezuelan side Iberoamericano. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, he became manager of Minervén Bolívar after the club replaced Iberoamericano in the Segunda División.

Matuszyczk left Minervén in September 2007,^[2] and was presented as manager of Monagas in March of the following year. In 2009, he took over Angostura FC in the second division, leaving for a short period in late 2011 before returning in March 2012.^[3]

In 2012, Matuszyczk replaced Edson Tortolero ahead of Tucanes de Amazonas, freshly relegated from the Primera División. He led the club back to the top tier as champions, and was named manager of fellow first division side Trujillanos on 31 May 2014.^[4]

Matuszyczk left Trujillanos on 10 May 2016,^[5] and was announced as manager of Portuguesa on 6 June.^[6] He was sacked the following 22 February,^[7] and returned to Trujillanos on 11 September 2017.^[8] He resigned on 23 November 2018,^[9] being immediately announced at Mineros de Guayana.^[10]

On 16 August 2019, Matuszyczk was sacked by Mineros.^[11] He remained nearly three years without coaching before taking over Hermanos Colmenarez on 26 July 2022.^[12]

Matuszyczk was sacked by Hermanos Colmenarez on 25 March 2023, after a poor start of the season.^[13]

Honours

Player

Boca Juniors

Argentine Primera División: 1981

Manager

Tucanes de Amazonas

Venezuelan Segunda División: 2012–13

References

^ "Horacio Matuszyczk, de tirar paredes con Maradona en Boca a revolucionar Trujillanos" [Horacio Matuszyczk, from breaking down walls with Maradona at Boca to revamping Trujillanos] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Horacio Matuszyczk abandona la dirección técnica de Minerven" [Horacio Matuszyczk leaves Minerven] (in Spanish). Minervén SC. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Angosturá derrotó 3×1 a Lotería FC en estreno de Matuszyczk" [Angosturá defeated 3–1 Lotería FC on Matuszyczk's debut] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Horacio Matuszyczk será presentado esta tarde como nuevo DT de Trujillanos FC" [Horacio Matuszyczk will be presented this afternoon as new manager of Trujillanos FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Matuszyczk deja a Trujillanos por diferencias económicas" [Matuszyczk leaves Trujillanos due to economic differences] (in Spanish). El Impulso. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Portuguesa anunció a Horacio Matuszyczk como Director Técnico del equipo" [Portuguesa announced Horacio Matuszyczk as manager of the team] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Horacio Matuszyczk dejó de ser técnico del Portuguesa" [Horacio Matuszyczk left as manager of Portuguesa] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "FERLAUTO sale del Trujillanos FC Horacio Matuszyczk regresa" [FERLAUTO leaves Trujillanos FC Horacio Matuszyczk returns] (in Spanish). Los Andes. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "#OficialTFC | El profesor Horacio Matuszyczk deja el cargo como DT del cuadro guerrero. En nombre de la Junta Directiva, jugadores y personal en general le damos las gracias por la labor prestada al frente del club" [#OficialTFC | The coach Horacio Matuszyczk leaves his post as manager of the guerrero team. In the name of the board, players and staff we say thank you for the work done ahead of the club]. Trujillanos FC (in Spanish). Twitter. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Mineros anunció a Horacio Matuszyczk como nuevo técnico" [Mineros announced Horacio Matuszyczk as new manager] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Mineros oficializa salida de Horacio Matuszyczk" [Mineros turn official the departure of Horacio Matuszyczk] (in Spanish). Primicia. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Horacio Matuszyczk nuevo DT de Hermanos Colmenarez: "Estamos acá con todas las ganas de hacer las cosas bien"" [Horacio Matuszyczk new manager of Hermanos Colmenarez: "We are here with all the desire to do things right"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "CD Hermanos Colmenárez anunció que Horacio Matuszyczk y su cuerpo técnico no seguirán" [CD Hermanos Colmenárez announced that Horacio Matuszyczk and his coaching staff will not continue] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.