Lucas Pusineri

Lucas Pusineri
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Andrés Pusineri Bignone
Date of birth	16 July 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Almagro
1999–2002	San Lorenzo
2002–2003	Independiente
2003–2004	Saturn Ramenskoye
2004–2005	Independiente
2006	River Plate
2007–2010	Independiente
2010–2011	Platense
Teams managed
2018	Cúcuta Deportivo
2019	Deportivo Cali
2020–2021	Independiente
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lucas Andrés Pusineri Bignone (born 16 July 1976) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a midfielder and had success in San Lorenzo and Independiente. He is also a football manager and has last recently coached Independiente.

Footballing career[]

Pusineri started his professional football career in 1998 with a local club in Almagro, he had an impressive season of scoring 11 goals in 29 games, he was quickly signed by San Lorenzo where he helped the club to win the Clausura 2001 championship.

During his three years with Club Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro, Pusineri made 61 appearances and scored 11 goals. In 2002, Pusineri was snapped up by Independiente, where he played a part in their championship season in Apertura 2002. In 2003, he moved to Russian Premier League side FC Saturn. After failing to make any impact on European soil, Pusineri decided to move back to Independiente in season 2004/2005.

In 2006, Pusineri was signed by Daniel Passarella, who took over from Reinaldo Merlo as the manager of River Plate but returned once again to Independiente in 2007.