Andrés Cruciani

Andrés Cruciani
Personal information
Full name Diego Andrés Cruciani
Date of birth (1962-07-14) July 14, 1962 (age 62)
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
Men's football
Representing  Bangladesh (as manager)
SAFF Championship
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*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

Cruciani 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, he brought three Argentine players to the club.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Total Sports - Andrés Cruciani Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bangladesh await revamped Afghans". archive.thedailystar.net. 16 August 2006.
  3. ^ News item - Andrés Cruciani Archived November 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Andrés Cruciani at BanglaFootball.net
  5. ^ DCY Sport - Diego Andrés Cruciani Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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