Juan Manuel Llop

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Manuel Llop


fullname =
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nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|6|1
cityofbirth = Arroyo Dulce
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
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position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1981-1994
→ 1984
1994-1995
1995
1996
clubs = Newell's Old Boys
Estudiantes RC
Estudiantes LP
Quilmes
San Martín de Tucumán
caps(goals) = 365 (15)
0|00? 0(?)
0|00? 0(?)
0|00? 0(?)
0|00? 0(?)
manageryears = 2001
2003
2004-2005
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-present
managerclubs = Newell's Old Boys
Tacuary
Libertad
Godoy Cruz
Banfield
Racing Club
pcupdate = April 2008

Juan Manuel Llop (born June 1 1963 Arroyo Dulce Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football player, currently working as the manager of Racing Club de Avellaneda.

Before taking up management Llop had a 15 year career as a football player, he made appearances for several clubs, most notably for Newell's Old Boys under coaches José Yudica and Marcelo Bielsa during the clubs golden era (1987-1992), winning 3 Argentine titles.

Titles as a player

Managerial career

Llop became manager of Newell's Old Boys in 2001, but his reign only lasted 19 games before he was replaced. He then honed his skills as a manager in Paraguay, coaching Tacuary and Libertad until he returned to Argentina to take over Godoy Cruz de Mendoza, an insignificant provincial team struggling in the Second Division. The turnaround at the club was remarkable, they won the Primera B Nacional title and promotion to the Primera División in his first full season as their manager.

Godoy Cruz found themselves in the Primera for the first time in their history, making them the first team from Mendoza Province ever to play in the Argentine first division league (other than the brief relocation to Mendoza of Argentinos Juniors in the 1990s). Godoy Cruz were relegated at the end of the 2006-2007 season despite a strong 10th place finish.

In 2007 Llop was signed as the new manager of Club Atlético Banfield in the Primera Division, he was replaced by Miguel Jerez in 2008.

After that, he replaced Miguel Micó as manager for Racing Club de Avellaneda. The team finished last in the tournament but saved itself from relegation by beating Belgrano de Córdoba in Promoción.

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Tecnico.aspx?ID=281&SEOTecnico=Llop+Juan+Manuel Argentine Primera managerial statistics]