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 edit
Born 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 edit
Early career edit
Anselmi 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 edit
On 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 edit
On 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 edit
On 20 December 2023, Anselmi was presented at Liga MX side Cruz Azul.[13]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 21 April 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 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 56.25 | |
| Career total | 105 | 57 | 23 | 25 | 150 | 94 | +56 | 54.29 | — | |||
Honours edit
Independiente 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