John Armijo

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John Armijo
Personal information
Full name John Sebastián Armijo
Date of birth (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Cerrillos, Chile
Club information
Current team
 Barnechea (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
2015–2018 O'Higgins (youth)
2017 O'Higgins (interim)
2018–2019 O'Higgins (assistant)
2019 O'Higgins (youth)
2020–2021 Deportes Melipilla
2021– Barnechea

John Sebastián Armijo (born 8 November 1981) is a Chilean football manager, currently in charge of Barnechea.

Career[]

Born in Cerrillos, Santiago, Armijo started his career as a fitness coach and joined Marcelo Bielsa's staff in the Chile national team, in 2007 as an assistant to fitness coach Luis María Bonini. He left the staff in 2010 after the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[1] and subsequently worked as a fitness coach at Universidad Católica, O'Higgins, Santiago Wanderers, Cobreloa and Unión Española.[2]

Armijo returned to O'Higgins in 2015 after acquiring his coaching license, and was named manager of the club's youth categories. On 1 August 2017, he was named interim manager after the resignation of Cristián Arán,[3] He stayed in the role for two matches, and subsequently became an assistant of newly appointed Gabriel Milito.

After leaving O'Higgins in 2019, Armijo subsequently worked as a head of youth development at Barnechea before being named manager of Primera B side Deportes Melipilla on 16 December 2020.[4] He led the club to the promotion play-offs, where his side achieved promotion after defeating Unión San Felipe on penalties.

References[]

  1. ^ "FUTBOL-Marchesini, nuevo ayudante de DT Bielsa en Chile: medios" [FOOTBALL-Marchesini, new assistant of Bielsa in Chile: news] (in Spanish). Reuters. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ "John Armijo, el disciplinado DT de Melipilla que lo ha hecho todo en el fútbol" [John Armijo, the disciplined manager of Melipilla who has done it all in football] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ex ayudante chileno de Bielsa es el nuevo DT interino de O'Higgins" [Former Chilean assistant of Bielsa is the new interim manager of O'Higgins] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "El profe John Armijo es el nuevo director técnico de Deportes Melipilla, con la misión de seguir en pelea por el ascenso" [Profe John Armijo is the new manager of Deportes Melipilla, with the mission of remaining on the run for promotion] (in Spanish). RedGol. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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