Mariano Echeverría

Mariano Echeverría
Personal information
Full name Mariano Raúl Echeverría
Date of birth (1981-05-27) May 27, 1981
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim II (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Provincial Valencia (?)
2003 → San Lorenzo MdP (loan) (?)
2005–2006 Villa Atuel 24 (4)
2006–2007 Luján de Cuyo 26 (1)
2007–2008 Municipal Valencia 27 (0)
2008–2009 Deportivo Maipú 61 (6)
2009–2010 Chacarita Juniors 71 (7)
2010–2012 Tigre 92 (8)
2013–2014 Arsenal 32 (8)
2014 Boca Juniors 13 (2)
2015–2017 Tigre 21 (0)
2017 Ferro Carril Oeste 10 (0)
International career
2010 Argentina 1 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Tigre
2021 Huracán (assistant)
2022– Johor Darul Ta'zim II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariano Raúl Echeverría (born 27 May 1981) is a retired Argentine footballer. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club Johor Darul Ta'zim II.

Career

Club career

Echeverría began his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football. After many years playing for teams such as Luján de Cuyo and Deportivo Maipú in the regionalised lower divisions he joined 2nd division side Chacarita Juniors. In his first season with the club they won promotion to the Primera División.

International career

Echeverría made his debut for the Argentina national team after being called up to join Diego Maradona's squad of Argentina-based players who beat Jamaica 2–1 on 10 February 2010.

Coaching career

Tigre

On 5 October 2018, Echeverría was appointed as the new head coach of Tigre, which was his first real coaching job.[1] Three days after a 4–4 result on 8 February 2019 against Club Atlético Banfield, Echeverría resigned from his position. Echeverría had been furious about the result and the performance of his team.[2]

Huracán

On 26 March 2021, Echeverría joined Primera División club Huracán as the assistant to Frank Kudelka.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Echeverría was appointed as a new head coach for Johor Darul Ta'zim II of Malaysia on 4 February 2022.

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

References

  1. ^ Eche puso primera, ole.com.ar, 5 October 2018
  2. ^ Tigre se quedó sin DT: Mariano Echeverría presentó su renuncia, clarin.com, 11 February 2019