Alejandro Restrepo Mazo (born 30 January 1982) is a Colombian football manager. He is the current manager of Colombian club Independiente Medellín.

Alejandro Restrepo
Restrepo with Deportivo Pereira in 2022
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Restrepo Mazo[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia[1]
Team information
Current team
Independiente Medellín (manager)
Youth career
Years Team
1998–2001 Estudiantil
Managerial career
2004–2012 Estudiantil (youth)
2014–2015 Colombia U17 (assistant)
2016–2018 Estudiantil (youth)
2019–2021 Atlético Nacional (youth)
2019 Atlético Nacional (interim)
2020 Atlético Nacional (interim)
2021–2022 Atlético Nacional
2022–2023 Deportivo Pereira
2024 Alianza Lima
2024– Independiente Medellín

Career

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Born in Medellín,[1] Restrepo played as a youth for Estudiantil before becoming the manager of their youth categories in 2004.[1] He left the club in 2012 to take over the under-20 side of the Liga Antioqueña de Fútbol.

Restrepo returned to Estudiantil in 2016, after a period as an assistant manager in the Colombia under-17 national team. On 31 January 2019, he was named manager of Atlético Nacional's under-20 squad.[2]

 
Restrepo in a training of Atlético Nacional in 2019

On 24 May 2019, Restrepo was named interim manager of the main squad, after Paulo Autuori resigned.[3] He returned to his previous role after the appointment of Juan Carlos Osorio, but was again interim in November 2020 after the latter was sacked.[4]

After the appointment of Alexandre Guimarães as manager, Restrepo returned to his previous role, but was presented as first team manager on 9 June 2021 after Guimarães left.[5] He left on a mutual agreement on 28 February 2022,[6] and took over fellow top tier side Deportivo Pereira on 20 May.[7]

On 11 November 2023, after winning the 2022 Finalización title with Pereira, Restrepo announced his departure from the club.[8] He moved abroad for the first time in his career thirteen days later, being presented at Peruvian Liga 1 side Alianza Lima,[9] from where he was sacked on 27 July 2024.[10]

On 7 August 2024, Restrepo was appointed as manager of Independiente Medellín.[11]

Honours

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Atlético Nacional

Deportivo Pereira

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Alejandro Restrepo, técnico antioqueño ganador…" [Alejandro Restrepo, a winning Antioquian manager...] (in Spanish). Cápsulas. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Alejandro Restrepo, nuevo director técnico de la categoría sub 20" [Alejandro Restrepo, new manager of the under-20 category] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Este es Alejandro Restrepo, técnico que reemplaza a Autuori" [This is Alejandro Restrepo, manager who will replace Autuori] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Estos son los encargados de dirigir a Nacional en la Copa Suramericana" [These are the ones in charge of Nacional in the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Nacional presenta a Alejandro Restrepo como nuevo técnico" [Nacional present Alejandro Restrepo as new manager] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Atlético Nacional anuncia la salida de Alejandro Restrepo: quién llega" [Atlético Nacional announce the departure of Alejandro Restrepo: who arrives] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Alejandro Restrepo es el nuevo entrenador del Deportivo Pereira" [Alejandro Restrepo is the new manager of Deportivo Pereira] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Alejandro Restrepo deja de ser el técnico del Deportivo Pereira; esta es la razón" [Alejandro Restrepo leaves as manager of Deportivo Pereira; this is the reason] (in Spanish). El País. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Alejandro Restrepo fue presentado en Alianza Lima: "Tenemos la ilusión de conseguir los objetivos"" [Alejandro Restrepo was presented at Alianza Lima: "We have the hopes to achieve the goals"] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Alejandro Restrepo no va más en Alianza Lima tras perder el clásico ante la 'U'" [Official: Alejandro Restrepo is no more at Alianza Lima after losing the clásico to the U] (in Spanish). Depor. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Alejandro Restrepo, nuevo DT de Independiente Medellín" [Alejandro Restrepo, new manager of Independiente Medellín] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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