Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martín Varini Dizioli | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Defensor Sporting (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Defensor Sporting | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2013 | Defensor Sporting | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010 | Uruguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–2021 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
2021 | Rentistas | ||
2022–2023 | Cruzeiro (assistant) | ||
2023 | Valladolid (assistant) | ||
2024– | Defensor Sporting | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martín Varini Dizioli (born 2 August 1991) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting.
Born in Montevideo, Varini joined Defensor Sporting's youth setup in 2004, aged 13. [1] He was promoted to the first team in 2011, and also took part of the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores Final against River Plate. [2]
Varini moved to Italy in 2013 to join Italian side Varese, but the move did not materialize. Upon returning, he retired at the age of just 22. [3]
After retiring, Varini graduated in business administration before returning to his former club Defensor in February 2017, as manager of the youth team. [2] [4] On 9 April 2021, at the age of just 29, he replaced Alejandro Cappuccio as manager of Primera División side Rentistas, [5] and became the youngest manager of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. [6]
Varini's managerial debut occurred on 21 April 2021, in a 1–1 Libertadores home draw against Racing Club. [7] On 2 October, after only four wins in 25 matches, he left Rentistas on a mutual agreement. [8]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Varini joined Paulo Pezzolano's staff at Brazilian club Cruzeiro, as his assistant. [9] He followed Pezzolano to Spanish club Real Valladolid, but left on 7 December 2023 to take over Defensor Sporting back in his home country. [10]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Martín Varini Dizioli | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Defensor Sporting (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Defensor Sporting | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2013 | Defensor Sporting | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010 | Uruguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–2021 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
2021 | Rentistas | ||
2022–2023 | Cruzeiro (assistant) | ||
2023 | Valladolid (assistant) | ||
2024– | Defensor Sporting | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martín Varini Dizioli (born 2 August 1991) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting.
Born in Montevideo, Varini joined Defensor Sporting's youth setup in 2004, aged 13. [1] He was promoted to the first team in 2011, and also took part of the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores Final against River Plate. [2]
Varini moved to Italy in 2013 to join Italian side Varese, but the move did not materialize. Upon returning, he retired at the age of just 22. [3]
After retiring, Varini graduated in business administration before returning to his former club Defensor in February 2017, as manager of the youth team. [2] [4] On 9 April 2021, at the age of just 29, he replaced Alejandro Cappuccio as manager of Primera División side Rentistas, [5] and became the youngest manager of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. [6]
Varini's managerial debut occurred on 21 April 2021, in a 1–1 Libertadores home draw against Racing Club. [7] On 2 October, after only four wins in 25 matches, he left Rentistas on a mutual agreement. [8]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Varini joined Paulo Pezzolano's staff at Brazilian club Cruzeiro, as his assistant. [9] He followed Pezzolano to Spanish club Real Valladolid, but left on 7 December 2023 to take over Defensor Sporting back in his home country. [10]