the argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa He is already in Montevideo to sign the contract that will make him the Uruguay coach until 2026. On Wednesday he will be presented at a press conference.
After signing his contract, Bielsa will get to work at the age of 67 to present his first list of players who play for foreign clubs for the friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba on June 14 and 20, respectively.
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With his arrival in Uruguay, Bielsa will become the second foreigner to lead La Celeste after his compatriot Daniel Alberto Pasarella I did it between 1999 and 2001.
Born in the city of Rosario in July 1955, Bielsa began his coaching career in 1990, ten years after ending his time as a soccer player.
His career
From that moment he directed Newell’s Old Boys, the Mexican Atlas and América, Vélez Sarsfield, the Spanish Espanyol and Athletic Club, the French Olympique de Marseille and Lille, as well as English Leeds United.
He was also the coach of Argentina in the period 1998-2004 and of Chile between 2007 and 2011. With the Albiceleste he won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
