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

Andrés Cruciani
Personal information
Full name Diego Andrés Cruciani
Date of birth (1962-07-14) 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)
National team
1981 Argentina U-20 4 (0)
Teams managed
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– Saif Sporting Club
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. Total Sports - Andrés Cruciani Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. News item - Andrés Cruciani Archived November 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Andrés Cruciani at BanglaFootball.net
  4. DCY Sport - Diego Andrés Cruciani Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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