Diego Flores (footballer)

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Diego Flores
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Diego Flores[1]
Date of birth (1980-12-11) 11 December 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Godoy Cruz (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006
2009
2013
Teams managed
General Paz Juniors (youth)
(youth)
2012
2013 (youth)
2014–2015 Marseille (assistant)
2016 Lazio (assistant)
2017 Lille (assistant)
2018–2021 Leeds United (assistant)
2021– Godoy Cruz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rodolfo Diego Flores (born 11 December 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played mainly as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Godoy Cruz.

Career[]

Born in Córdoba, Flores only played amateur football before deciding he would become a coach at the age of 24.[2] He began his managerial career with General Paz Juniors, later working at 's youth categories and [1][3] before moving to Ireland in 2013 to study for UEFA qualifications.[4]

While in Ireland, Flores worked as a barista in a coffeehouse and played for Dublin-based side ; at the club, he also helped managing the youth teams.[4] After leaving Ireland at the end of 2013, he moved to Southampton where he met Mauricio Pochettino, and later Marcelo Bielsa;[4] after a chat with Diego Reyes, a member of Bielsa's staff,[5] he was invited by Bielsa to join his coaching staff at Olympique de Marseille.[6]

Flores worked under Bielsa for a total of seven years, at Lazio, Lille OSC and Leeds United.[6] On 31 August 2021, he was appointed manager of Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[7]

Flores' first professional match occurred on 5 September 2021, a 4–0 home rooting of Gimnasia La Plata.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "De dirigir Belgrano a ascender con Bielsa" [From managing Belgrano to promoting with Bielsa] (in Spanish). LigaRioTres.com. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Flores, el nuevo DT de Godoy Cruz: "La vida me sorprendió hasta llegar a Marcelo Bielsa"" [Flores, the new manager of Godoy Cruz: "Life surprised me until reaching Marcelo Bielsa"] (in Spanish). Olé. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "De dirigir en el interior de Córdoba a ser DT de Godoy Cruz: la increíble historia de Diego Flores" [From managing in the countryside of Córdoba to becoming the manager of Godoy Cruz: the incredible history of Diego Flores] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Explained: Who are the men behind Bielsa?". The Athletic. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Quién es Diego Flores, el trotamundos y traductor de Bielsa que se convirtió en DT de Godoy Cruz" [Who is Diego Torres, the globetrotter and translator of Bielsa who became the manager of Godoy Cruz] (in Spanish). Clarín. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Taught me to be a better person' - Godoy Cruz boss Diego Flores on working for Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Diego Flores, de trabajar con Bielsa a ser entrenador en Godoy Cruz" [Diego Flores, from working with Bielsa to becoming a manager at Godoy Cruz] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ "La presentación de Diego Flores, en Godoy Cruz, en las cámaras de Paso a Paso" [The presentation of Diego Flores, at Godoy Cruz, in the cameras of Paso a Paso] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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