Edgardo Bauza

Edgardo Bauza
Bauza in 2015
Personal information
Full name Edgardo Bauza
Date of birth (1958-01-26) 26 January 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 Rosario Central 310 (80)
1983–1985 Atlético Junior 87 (15)
1985–1986 Independiente 7 (1)
1986–1989 Rosario Central 130 (22)
1990–1991 Veracruz 31 (3)
Total 565 (121)
International career
1981–1990 Argentina[1] 3 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2001 Rosario Central
2001–2002 Vélez Sársfield
2002–2003 Colón
2004–2005 Sporting Cristal
2005–2006 Colón
2006–2008 LDU Quito
2009 Al-Nassr
2010–2013 LDU Quito
2014–2015 San Lorenzo
2016 São Paulo
2016–2017 Argentina
2017 United Arab Emirates
2017 Saudi Arabia
2018–2019 Rosario Central
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edgardo Bauza (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlético Junior in Colombia and Veracruz in Mexico.

As a manager, Bauza has coached several South American sides, mainly in Argentina, but also teams in Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, as well as Saudi club Al-Nassr, and the Argentina, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia national teams.

Managerial career

In 2008, Bauza made history by becoming the first manager ever to lead an Ecuadorian club to victory in an international tournament, winning that year's Copa Libertadores. His team included three Argentine players (Damián Manso, Claudio Bieler and Norberto Araujo), along with Paraguayan midfielder Enrique Vera, strong wingers Luis Bolaños and Joffre Guerrón and veteran goalkeeper and penalty shootout hero José Francisco Cevallos. He resigned after losing the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup to Manchester United.[2]

On January 15, 2009, the IFFHS ranked him third among the top ten club coaches around the world, only behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Dick Advocaat.[3] He was also voted the 2008 South American Coach of the Year by Uruguayan newspaper El País. After a spell with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr FC, Bauza returned to LDU Quito in December 2009, replacing 2009 Copa Sudamericana-winning manager Jorge Fossati.[4] He lost the 2011 Copa Sudamericana finals to Universidad de Chile.

In 2013, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Argentine Primera División, where he led the club to its first ever Copa Libertadores title in 2014. He subsequently signed with São Paulo FC from Brazil on December 17, 2015. President of club, Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva, said the following words: "I am very happy for signing with a winning coach [...]".[5]

After just one season in Brazil, Bauza was appointed as the new manager of the Argentina national team, on 11 August 2016. He was relieved of his duties on 11 April 2017 with the Albiceleste placed fifth in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, with only four teams guaranteed a qualification spot.[6]

He was appointed as the head coach of United Arab Emirates national football team in May the same year,[7] but narrowly failed to take the team to qualify for the World Cup, with a record of two wins, one draw and one defeat in his tenure. After only four months he resigned from the post to join Saudi Arabia in September.[8] He was sacked from the Saudi Arabian team on 22 November.[9]

He was appointed manager of Rosario Central in May 2018.[10] Bauza guided Rosario Central to win the Copa Argentina 2018.[11] After a period with bad results, Rosario decided to fire Bauza on 23 February 2019.[12]

Personal life

In 19 May 2022, it was revealed via Argentine radio that Bauza was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease.[13]

Honours

As a player

Rosario Central

Atlético Junior

Argentina

As a manager

Rosario Central

Sporting Cristal

L.D.U. Quito

San Lorenzo

References

  1. ^ "Edgardo Bauza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Bauza: "Las expectativas son las mejores"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  3. ^ "IFFHS.de (Fußball Historie & Statistiken)". 10 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Edgardo Bauza returning to coach Liga de Quito". USA Today. 8 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Edgardo Bauza é o novo técnico do São Paulo". ESPN. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL: Argentina sack manager Bauza | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ FIFA.com
  8. ^ "World Cup 2018: Edgardo Bauza leaves UAE to manage Saudi Arabia in Russia tournament". 16 September 2017.
  9. ^ FIFA.com
  10. ^ "Edgardo Bauza, anunciado como nuevo DT de Rosario Central" [Edgardo Bauza, announced as the new coach of Rosario Central]. El Universo (in Spanish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Bauza: 'Salir campeón con Central es lo máximo' - ESPN Video". www.espn.com.ar. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ Edgardo Bauza deja de ser el director técnico de Rosario Central, ar.marca.com, 23 February 2019
  13. ^ "Preocupación por la salud del 'Patón' Bauza por el avance de su Alzheimer" (in Spanish). Marca.com. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edgardo Bauza.
  • Edgardo Bauza at BDFA (in Spanish)
  • Edgardo Bauza coach profile at Sambafoot (archive)
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