caption fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place managerclubs height image_size position totalcaps manageryears birth_date totalgoals image article_title name
bielsa at a press conference in 2009 marcelo alberto bielsa caldera 1978 -- 1979 1979 -- 1980 instituto argentino -lrb- r -rrb- 25 10 30 0 0 1 rosario , argentina newell argentina chile athletic bilbao marseille 's old boys atlas américa vélez sársfield espanyol 1.84 m ftin 0 on 250px defender 65 1990 1997 -- 1998 1998 1998 -- 2004 2007 -- 2011 -- 2011 -- 2013 2014 -- 2015 1992 1992 -- 1994 1995 -- 1996 21 july 1955 1 marcelo bielsa 2009-03-03 . jpg marcelo bielsa
 marcelo bielsa
marcelo bielsa

marcelo alberto bielsa caldera -lrb- , nicknamed `` loco bielsa '' , ; born 21 july 1955 -rrb- is an argentine football coach .
bielsa has managed football clubs and also the national teams of argentina and chile .
in chile , he achieved cult status due to the improved results of the national team under his leadership .
his personality and gestures during his stance in chile captured the attention of media and unleashed a series of minor controversies both in sports and politics .
as of august 8th , 2015 bielsa resigned as marseille 's coach .
in 1980 , after retiring from playing in football , bielsa decided to start a career as a football manager .
his first assignment was coaching the youth divisions of argentine club newell 's old boys .
in 1990 , bielsa was given the task of managing newell 's first team where he would later go on to win the 1990 torneo apertura and the 1990 -- 91 torneo integración defeating boca juniors on penalties .
el loco managed the squad that competed in the final of the 1992 copa libertadores losing to são paulo on penalties .
weeks later after enduring defeat in the copa libertadores final , bielsa and newell 's won the 1992 torneo clausura .
