Leonardo Madelón
 Madelón in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Carol Madelón | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Cafferata, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | San Lorenzo | 113 | (8) |
| 1988–1990 | Unión Santa Fe | 33 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | Rosario Central | 62 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Colegiales | ||
| 1998–2000 | El Porvenir | ||
| 2001 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| 2004 | Nueva Chicago | ||
| 2004–2005 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 2006–2007 | Olimpo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2008–2009 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| 2010 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2010–2011 | Quilmes | ||
| 2011–2012 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2013–2016 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| 2016–2017 | Belgrano | ||
| 2017–2020 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| 2021 | Platense | ||
| 2022 | Arsenal de Sarandí | ||
| 2023 | Central Córdoba | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonardo Carol Madelón (born 25 January 1963) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Madelón played club football for San Lorenzo, Unión de Santa Fe and Rosario Central between 1982 and 1993.
Coaching career
[edit]In 1997, he started his managerial career with Colegiales in the lower leagues of Argentine football. He then had a spell with El Porvenir before returning to his former club Unión de Santa Fe in 2001.
He then had an unsuccessful spell in charge of Nueva Chicago in 2004. He returned to management in 2006, and lead Olimpo to both Apertura and Clausura championships in the Primera B Nacional (second division) 2006–07 season, gaining automatic promotion to the Primera División.[1]
In 2007, he returned to his former club Rosario Central, and in 2008 he took over as manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. On 2 December 2009, the coach has quit Gimnasia and was replaced by Pablo Fernández.[2] In 2010, Madelón coached Rosario Central again, but could not help the team avoid relegation.
For the 2010 Apertura, Madelón replaced Hugo Tocalli as Quilmes manager.
Managerial titles
[edit]| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2006 | Olimpo | Primera B Nacional |
| Clausura 2007 | Olimpo | Primera B Nacional |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Leonardo Madelón at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from General López Department
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentine football managers
- Unión de Santa Fe managers
- Club Atlético Nueva Chicago managers
- Talleres de Córdoba managers
- Club Olimpo managers
- Rosario Central managers
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers
- Club Atlético Platense managers
- Arsenal de Sarandí managers
- Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero managers
- Footballers from Santa Fe Province
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen