Ignacio "Nacho" Ithurralde Sáez (born 30 May 1983 in Durazno) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is the current manager of River Plate Montevideo.
 Ithurralde with Millonarios in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate Montevideo (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Defensor Sporting | 83 | (7) |
| 2007 | Monterrey | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Olimpo | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | Rosario Central | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Peñarol | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | Bolívar | 35 | (1) |
| 2011 | Guaraní | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Audax Italiano | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Millonarios | 23 | (1) |
| 2013 | Rentistas | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | Blooming | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Rentistas | 21 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Racing Montevideo | 33 | (2) |
| 2017 | Deportivo Maldonado | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Cerro | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Uruguay U17 | |||
| 2003 | Uruguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Uruguay | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Boston River | ||
| 2023 | Montevideo City Torque | ||
| 2023– | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Club edit
Ithurralde began his playing career in 2002 with Defensor Sporting where he spent 5 years. He played in Mexico with CF Monterrey in 2007 and then in Argentina with Olimpo and Rosario Central.
In 2009, Ithurralde returned to Uruguay to play for Peñarol, and moved to Bolívar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano next year. In 2011, he had a brief spell with Paraguayan club Guaraní before moving to Chile to play for Audax Italiano. He moved to Millonarios FC in the Colombian Primera A in January 2012. The following year he was repatriated by club Rentistas. In 2014 Ithuarralde had a short spell with Bolivian side Blooming before returning to Rentistas later that year.
Ithurralde subsequently represented Racing Montevideo and Deportivo Maldonado before retiring with Cerro in 2017.
International edit
After representing Uruguay at under-17 and under-20 levels, Ithurralde made his debut with the full side on 27 September 2006, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Venezuela.
Managerial career edit
In 2020, Ithurralde returned to his first club Defensor as a manager of the youth sides. On 23 June 2021, he replaced Juan Tejera at the helm of Boston River in the top tier.[1]
Ithurralde qualified Boston River to the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the club's first-ever participation in the tournament, but still left on 4 November 2022.[2] He was named in charge of Montevideo City Torque seventeen days later,[3] but was sacked the following 10 April.[4]
On 27 July 2023, Ithurralde replaced Gustavo Díaz at the helm of River Plate Montevideo.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Boston River despidió a Juan Tejera y ya tiene sucesor, que se hace cargo el viernes del plantel" [Boston River sacked Juan Tejera and already have a replacement, who takes over the squad on Friday] (in Spanish). El Observador. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Ignacio Ithurralde no continuará como entrenador de Boston River" [Ignacio Ithurralde will not continue as manager of Boston River] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador del Montevideo City Torque y así fue presentado" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of Montevideo City Torque and this is how he was presented] (in Spanish). El País. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el director técnico de Montevideo City Torque" [Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the manager of Montevideo City Torque] (in Spanish). El País. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador de River Plate" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of River Plate] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
External links edit
- Ignacio Ithurralde at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ignacio Ithurralde at ESPN FC
- Ignacio Ithurralde coach profile at Soccerway
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