Martín Brignani

Martín Eugenio Brignani (born 10 May 1972) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Real Tomayapo.

Martín Brignani
Personal information
Full name Martín Eugenio Brignani
Date of birth (1972-05-10) 10 May 1972
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Tomayapo (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 San Lorenzo MdP
1996–1997 Alvarado 0 (0)
1997–2000 Estudiantes de Mérida
2000–2001 Caracas 21 (5)
2001–2002 Maracaibo 8 (1)
2002 Deportivo Pereira 0 (0)
2002 Estudiantes de Mérida
2003–2005 San Martín SJ 40 (8)
2005–2006 Trujillanos 38 (11)
2007–2008 Talleres MdP
2009–2010 General Urquiza
2010–2011 San Isidro
2011–2012 El Cañón
2012–2013 San Isidro
Managerial career
2014–2015 San Isidro
2016 San Lorenzo MdP
2018–2020 Estudiantes de Mérida
2021 Deportivo Lara
2022–2023 Portuguesa
2023– Real Tomayapo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Mar del Plata, Brignani played for Amateur local sides such as CA San Lorenzo Mar del Plata and Alvarado before moving to Venezuela in 1997, with Estudiantes de Mérida. In 2000, he joined Caracas, and played in the Copa Libertadores with the club.

Brignani subsequently represented Maracaibo and Deportivo Pereira before returning to Estudiantes de Mérida in 2002. He played for two seasons with San Martín SJ back in his home country[1] before returning to Venezuela in 2005, with Trujillanos.[2]

Back to his home country in 2007, Brignani played for lower league sides CA Talleres de Mar del Plata,[3] CA General Urquiza,[4][5] San Isidro (two stints)[6][7] and CA El Cañón.[8]

Managerial career

In July 2014, Brignani was named manager of San Isidro.[9] In 2016, he was in charge of another of his former teams, San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata.[10] Subsequently, he worked at a Boca Juniors school in his hometown.

On 19 June 2018, Brignani was appointed at the helm of Estudiantes de Mérida.[11] While at the club, he won the 2019 Apertura but lost the final to Caracas.

During the 2020 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brignani returned to his native Mar del Plata but could not return to Venezuela to manage the club in the 2020 Copa Libertadores due to the restrictions in Argentina. He managed the club through Zoom, while his assistant was on the field.[12]

On 8 January 2021, Brignani resigned from Estudiantes,[13] and was appointed at Deportivo Lara late in the month.[14] He was sacked on 31 July, with the club outside the qualification zones.

On 10 August 2022, Brignani returned to Venezuela after being named manager of Portuguesa.[15] He was sacked the following 1 March, after winning only one point out of nine into the new season.[16]

On 12 October 2023, Brignani was named manager of Bolivian Primera División side Real Tomayapo.[17]

References
  1. "Un ex San Martín dirigió a un equipo de Venezuela por celular desde Mar del Plata" [A former San Martín managed a Venezuelan team through the phone from Mar del Plata] (in Spanish). SanJuan8.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. "União Maracaibo vence Trujillanos pelo campeonato venezuelano" [Unión Maracaibo defeat Trujillanos for the Venezuelan championship] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. "Regla de tres simple" [Simple rule of three] (in Spanish). Area Chica MDQ. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. "Urquizazo" (in Spanish). Area Chica MDQ. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. "Un General en lucha" [A General fighting] (in Spanish). Area Chica MDQ. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. "Los pibes corren, Brignani "pica"" [The kids run, Brignani "pikes"] (in Spanish). La Capital. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. "Se nos fue la novena..." [The ninth is gone] (in Spanish). Area Chica MDQ. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "El Cañón, en su propio nombre" [El Cañón, in their own name] (in Spanish). Area Chica MDQ. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. "Después del receso, el Clausura vuelve reforzado" [After the recess, the Clausura returns bolstered] (in Spanish). La Capital. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. "Los planteles del fútbol local" [The squads of the local teams] (in Spanish). La Capital. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. "Martín Brignani dirigirá a Estudiantes" [Martín Brignani will manage Estudiantes] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. "El DT argentino que sigue obligado a dirigir la Copa por zoom" [The Argentine manager who remains obliged to manage in the Copa through Zoom] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. "Martín Brignani no continua como DT de Estudiantes de Mérida" [Martín Brignani does not remain as manager of Estudiantes de Mérida] (in Spanish). Los Andes. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. "Martín Brignani es el nuevo DT del Deportivo Lara" [Martín Brignani is the new manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). Sports Venezuela. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. "Portuguesa FC estrenará DT" [Portuguesa FC will debut a manager] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  16. "Jesús Ortiz llegó al Portuguesa en lugar de Brignani" [Jesús Ortiz arrived at Portuguesa in the place of Brignani] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  17. "Real Tomayapo ya tiene nuevo entrenador" [Real Tomayapo already have a new manager] (in Spanish). El Deber. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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