Andrés Cruciani
Diego Andrés Cruciani (born 14 July 1962 in Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine football coach who currently appointed as a head of Bangladesh Premier League club Saif Sporting Club
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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 (Tactics coach) | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2007 | Abahani Limited | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Maldives | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Saif Sporting Club | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||
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 1985 member of the Argentina national under-20 football team.
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]
After leaving the post, Cruciani continued his career in Bangladesh by coaching B. League side, Abahani.[2] During his time, Cruciani had brought three Argentine players to the club.[3][4]
References
- Total Sports - Andrés Cruciani Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- 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