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Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (, nicknamed El Loco Bielsa , meaning 'The Madman Bielsa'; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential coaches of all time. Bielsa played as a defender for Newell's Old Boys, Instituto, and Argentino de Rosario.
Bielsa played as a defender in Newell's Old Boys' First Division team and was a member of Argentina U23 in the 1976 Pre-Olympic Tournament, but retired when he was 25 to focus on coaching. Bielsa has managed several football clubs and also the national teams of Argentina and Chile. He developed his career as coach of Newell's Old Boys where he won several titles in the early 1990s, before moving to Mexico in 1992, briefly coaching Club Atlas and Club América. Bielsa returned to Argentina in 1997 to manage Vélez Sarsfield, leading them to the 1998 league title (Clausura).
His personality and gestures during his stint in Chile captured the attention of media and unleashed a series of minor controversies both in sports and politics. He had a two year-spell in Spain at Athletic Bilbao between 2011 and 2013, leading them to domestic and continental cup finals in the first season, though they lost both. In May 2014, Bielsa was appointed coach of Marseille, starting with good results but finishing outside the expected first three places in Ligue 1, resigning after just over a year at the French club. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
Hce 06-May-14 14:30
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/02/marcelo-bielsa-manager-marseille-ligue-1
Marseille confirm appointment of Marcelo Bielsa from end of the season
• Argentinian given two-year contract at Ligue 1 club
• Bielsa was last in management at Athletic Bilbao in 2013
Marseille have confirmed that Marcelo Bielsa will be appointed as their manager from the end of the season, with the Argentinian given a two-year contract.
Bielsa, who was in charge of Argentina from 1998-2004, Chile 2007-2011 and Athletic Bilbao from 2011-13, will take over from the Frenchman José Anigo. He has not worked as a manager since his departure from Bilbao but has a reputation as an excellent tactician, with Pep Guardiola calling him the best manager in the world in 2012, while the Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino is also known to be a fan.
Marseille won their first French league title in 18 years in 2010 under coach Didier Deschamps, who left in 2012 to take charge of the France team. He was succeeded by Élie Baup, who was then replaced by Anigo on a caretaking basis last December. The club are sixth in Ligue 1, with three games to play.
André Ayew, the club s Ghanaian international, believes the appointment of the 58-year-old is a shrewd move. I think he [Bielsa] can bring a lot to Marseille, including a new look. I would like to stay but we ll see if Bielsa wants to keep me, he said.
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