Martín Rodrigo Anselmi (born 11 July 1985) is an Argentine professional football manager. He is the head coach of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Rodrigo Anselmi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Excursionistas (youth) | ||
| 2016 | CAI (youth) | ||
| 2016 | Independiente (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Atlanta (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Universidad Católica del Ecuador (reserves) | ||
| 2019 | Real Garcilaso (reserves) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Independiente del Valle (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Internacional (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 2022–2023 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 2024– | Cruz Azul | ||
Early life
editBorn in Rosario, Santa Fe,[2] Anselmi played youth football for Ferro Carril Oeste.[3] He also have a journalism degree at DeporTEA in Buenos Aires, but never worked in the profession.[4]
Career
editEarly career
editAnselmi began his career with Excursionistas' youth setup in 2015, and had a brief stint at CAI before being invited by Gabriel Milito to join his staff at Independiente in 2016.[5]
In 2017, Anselmi joined Atlanta as Francisco Berscé's assistant.[5] In the following year, he moved abroad and was named in charge of Ecuadorian side Universidad Católica del Ecuador's reserve team.[6]
In 2019, after a short period at Real Garcilaso, Anselmi returned to Ecuador and became Miguel Ángel Ramírez's assistant at Independiente del Valle. He followed Ramírez to Internacional,[7] but left the club on 11 June when the manager was dismissed.[8]
Unión La Calera
editOn 17 December 2021, Anselmi was named manager of Chilean Primera División side Unión La Calera for the ensuing campaign.[9] The following 25 April, with only one win in 11 league matches, he left the club on a mutual agreement.[10]
Independiente del Valle
editOn 30 May 2022, Anselmi returned to del Valle, now replacing Renato Paiva as manager.[11] He won four titles with the club, before resigning on 17 December 2023, after losing the 2023 Serie A finals on penalties.[12]
Cruz Azul
editOn 20 December 2023, Anselmi was presented at Liga MX side Cruz Azul. After his first season with the club, Cruz Azul finished 2nd place with 33 points and made it to the Clausura final where they lost to Club América with a score of 2–1 on aggregate.[13]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 10 November 2024.
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Unión La Calera | 
|
17 December 2021 | 25 April 2022 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 20.00 | |
| Independiente del Valle | 
|
30 May 2022 | 20 December 2023 | 74 | 45 | 12 | 17 | 119 | 65 | +54 | 60.81 | |
| Cruz Azul | 
|
1 January 2024 | present | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 56.82 | |
| Career total | 133 | 73 | 32 | 28 | 200 | 115 | +85 | 54.89 | — | |||
Honours
editIndependiente del Valle
References
edit- ^ "Internacional / RS X Vitória / BA" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Independiente del Valle, con argentinos, se enfrenta a Flamengo por la Recopa Sudamericana" [Independiente del Valle, with Argentines, face Flamengo for the Recopa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Martín Anselmi con Olé: la inspiración de Bielsa, el modelo IDV y el ruido del fútbol argentino" [Martín Anselmi with Olé: the inspiration of Bielsa, the IDV model and the rumours of Argentine football] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Martín Anselmi: de periodista deportivo y fanático de Bielsa al sueño de DT campeón con Independiente del Valle" [Martín Anselmi: from a sports journalist and a fan of Bielsa to the dream of manager champion with Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). La Nación. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b ""Alma gêmea" de Ramírez e experiência sul-americana: o argentino que comandou o Inter contra o Ypiranga" ["Soulmate" of Ramírez and South American experience: the Argentine who was in charge of Inter against Ypiranga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "En Quito se forman de mejor manera los talentos para los equipos" [In Quito the talents are formed the best way for the teams] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel Ramírez é o novo técnico do Internacional" [Miguel Ángel Ramírez is the new manager of Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "El técnico debutante que contrató Unión La Calera" [The debutant manager who Unión La Calera signed] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Los malos resultados le costaron caro: Se confirmó el quinto DT despedido del Campeonato Nacional" [The poor results cost him dearly: The Campeonato Nacional's fifth fired manager was confirmed] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Independiente del Valle anuncia al argentino Martín Anselmi como su nuevo director técnico" [Independiente del Valle announce the Argentine Martín Anselmi as their new manager] (in Spanish). El Universo. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Oficial: Martín Anselmi se va de Independiente del Valle" [Official: Martín Anselmi leaves Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Martín Anselmi enamora con su primer discurso como técnico de Cruz Azul" [Martín Anselmi charms with his first speech as manager of Cruz Azul] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit- Martín Anselmi coach profile at Soccerway