Martín Lasarte

Martín Lasarte

Personal information
Full name	Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide
Date of birth	20 March 1961 (1961-03-20) (age 50)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Nacional
1988–1992	Deportivo La Coruña	122	(1)
	Defensor
	Central Español
	Rentistas
Teams managed
1996–1998	Rampla Juniors
1998–2000	Rentistas
2000–2002	Bella Vista
2002–2003	Al Wasl
2003–2004	River Plate Uruguay
2005–2006	Nacional
2007–2008	Millonarios
2008–2009	Danubio
2009–2011	Real Sociedad
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Lasarte and the second or maternal family name is Arróspide.

Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide (born 20 March 1961) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.

Playing career

Lasarte was born in Montevideo to a Spanish father and an Uruguayan mother, with the former having immigrated from the Basque Country, and the latter also having Basque descent.

In his country, he represented Club Nacional de Football, Defensor Sporting, Central Español and C.A. Rentistas, winning four major titles with Nacional, including the 1988 Libertadores Cup, followed by the Intercontinental Cup.

Abroad, Lasarte played four seasons for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain. In his third year, he helped the Galicians return to La Liga, appearing in 35 complete matches in the following season, as the side finally avoided relegation; he also acted as team captain in several games.

Manager career

Lasarte's career as coach began at the age of 35 with Rampla Juniors, which he led to the second position in the Uruguayan top division in the 1996 Clausura.

In the following years, he managed several teams, including United Arab Emirates outfit Al Wasl FC in 2002, which he joined with the team in the last position, eventually leading it to fifth. In 2003, he was appointed at Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo), helping the club promote from the second level in his second season.

Lasarte led his following team, Nacional de Montevideo, to two consecutive national championships. After finishing fifth in the 2006–07 Apertura, he did not have his contract renewed by the club, going on to have a very brief spell in Colombia.

After one season with Danubio F.C. in his country, Lasarte returned to the land of his father and signed for Real Sociedad, in the second division. In his first season, the team returned to the top flight after an absence of three years. In late August 2010, the manager extended his contract until June 2012.^[1]

In 2010–11, Real Sociedad inclusively had aspirations of qualifying to the UEFA Europa League late into the first half of the season, but eventually had to wait until the last matchday to be safe from relegation, which eventually happened. On 24 May 2011, however, he was relieved from his duties.^[2][3]

Honours

Player

• Libertadores Cup: 1988
• Intercontinental Cup: 1988
• Interamerican Cup: 1989
• South American Cup Winners' Cup: 1989

Manager

• Uruguayan League: 2005, 2005–06
• Uruguayan Second Division: 2004
• Spanish Second Division: 2009–10

References

1. ^ Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte extends contract with club; People's Daily Online, 26 August 2010
2. ^ "Sociedad sack Lasarte". ESPN Soccernet. 25 May 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/923208/real-sociedad-sack-martin-lasarte-after-last-day-survival?cc=5739. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
3. ^ Prescinde de Lasarte y piensa en Bielsa (Releasing Lasarte and thinking of Bielsa); Marca, 24 May 2011 (Spanish)

External links

• Real Sociedad coach profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile

Persondata
Name	Lasarte, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Uruguayan football player/manager
Date of birth	20 March 1961
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death