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Nicolás Larcamón

Nicolás Larcamón

Argentine football manager (born 1984)

Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón (born 11 August 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager.

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Early life

Larcamón was born in La Plata, Argentina to a footballing family: both his father and an uncle played professionally in Argentina.[2] He dreamed of following in their footsteps and rose through the ranks at Los Andes, where he signed a contract and was set to be part of the senior squad. However, after suffering from osteochondritis, Larcamón retired as a player at the age of 22.[3]

After ending his playing career, Larcamón began studying to be a physical education teacher, then took a sharp turn and changed his focus of study to architecture. He spent four years working towards this field before his passion for football won out.[4]

Career

Early career

Shortly before finishing his architectural studies, Larcamón took an opportunity to coach at the youth club Almafuerte de Temperley. From there, he rose through the coaching ranks: from working with the youth teams at Nueva Chicago and Los Andes, to the reserve team level, and as an assistant coach for the senior squad with Nueva Chicago, working under manager Alejandro Nanía.[5]

Deportivo Anzoátegui

On 27 December 2015, days after being announced as a youth manager of Zulia, Larcamón was appointed manager of Venezuelan Primera División side Deportivo Anzoátegui.[6] In his first senior season, he qualified the club to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, and renewed his contract until 2018 on 30 October 2016.[7]

On 10 June 2017, Larcamón announced his departure from DANZ after the end of the Apertura tournament.[8]

Deportes Antofagasta

Hours after leaving Anzoátegui, Larcamón agreed to become the manager of Deportes Antofagasta of the Chilean Primera División.[9] On 25 December, after narrowly missing out a continental qualification, he resigned.[10]

Huachipato

On 4 January 2018, Larcamón replaced compatriot César Vigevani at the helm of Huachipato, also in the Chilean top tier.[11] After finishing ninth in his first season, he left on a mutual consent on 9 July 2019.[12]

Curicó Unido

On 5 December 2019, Curicó Unido officially announced Larcamón as their manager for the upcoming season.[13] He resigned from the club on 19 November 2020, after reportedly having "received offers from foreign clubs".[14]

Puebla

On 9 December 2020, Larcamón replaced sacked Juan Reynoso at the helm of Liga MX side Puebla.[15] He resigned on 9 November 2022, before the start of the 2022–23 season.[16]

León

On 30 November 2022, Larcamón took over fellow Mexican top tier side León.[17] Despite winning the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, he was sacked on 15 December 2023, after their elimination in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.[18]

Cruzeiro

On 20 December 2023, Larcamón was appointed head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Cruzeiro.[19] On 8 April 2024, Lacarmón was dismissed after losing the Campeonato Mineiro final to rivals Atlético Mineiro.[20]

Career statistics

As of 7 April 2024[21][22]
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Honours

Manager

León

References

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    Nicolás Larcamón at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Los 10 datos que debes conocer sobre Nicolás Larcamón, el entrenador que impresiona en Puebla" [The 10 facts you should know about Nicolás Larcamón, the coach who impresses in Puebla]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). ESPN Inc. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Tagliaferri, Guillermo (24 March 2016). "Desde el ascenso, un joven DT argentino llega a la cumbre en Venezuela" [Since the promotion, a young Argentine DT reaches the summit in Venezuela]. Clarín (in Spanish). Clarín Group. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. [4]
    Campos, Carlos (3 March 2018). "Nicolás Larcamón: "Soy medio loco y obsesivo con el tema del ataque"" [Nicolás Larcamón: "I am half crazy and obsessive with the subject of the attack"]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Copesa. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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    Muglia, Vicente (10 December 2017). ""Prefiero que se valore el juego"" ["I prefer that the game be valued"]. Olé (in Spanish). Clarín Group. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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    "En el DANZ no sigue Patón González y llega como DT Nicolás Larcamón" [Patón González does not continue at DANZ and Nicolás Larcamón arrives as a manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. [7]
    "El técnico Nicolás Larcamón renovó con el Deportivo Anzoátegui hasta 2018" [Manager Nicolás Larcamón renewed with Deportivo Anzoátegui until 2018] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Nicolas Larcamón dejará al Deportivo Anzoátegui tras finalizar el Apertura" [Nicolás Larcamón will leave Deportivo Anzoátegui after ending the Apertura] (in Spanish). El Carabobeño. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Nicolás Larcamón es el nuevo técnico de Antofagasta" [Nicolás Larcamón is the new manager of Antofagasta] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Presidente de Antofagasta confirma la salida de Nicolás Larcamón: "Les faltaba un poco de experiencia"" [Antofagasta's president confirms the departure of Nicolás Larcamón: "He lacked a little bit of experience"] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Nicolás Larcamón fue anunciado como nuevo entrenador de Huachipato" [Nicolás Larcamón was announced as new manager of Huachipato] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Larcamón sale de Huachipato" [Larcamón leaves Huachipato] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 9 July 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Nicolás Larcamón fue oficializado como nuevo DT de Curicó" [Nicolás Larcamón was officially named manager of Curicó] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Nicolás Larcamón se va de repente de Curicó Unido" [Nicolás Larcamón suddenly leaves Curicó Unido] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 19 November 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Nicolás Larcamón, designado nuevo director técnico del Puebla" [Nicolás Larcamón, named new manager of Puebla]. ESPN (in Spanish). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  16. [16]
    "Nicolás Larcamón deja de ser técnico de Puebla" [Nicolás Larcamón leaves as manager of Puebla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Nicolás Larcamón, nuevo técnico del León" [Nicolás Larcamón, new manager of León]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 November 2022.
  18. [18]
    "Nicolás Larcamón deja el banquillo del León" [Nicolás Larcamón leaves the bench of León] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  19. [19]
    "Nicolás Larcamón é o novo treinador do Cruzeiro" [Nicolás Larcamón is the new head coach of Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro EC. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  20. [20]
    "Cruzeiro demite Nicolás Larcamón" [Cruzeiro sack Nicolás Larcamón] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  21. [21]
    Nicolás Larcamón at WorldFootball.net
  22. [22]
    "Nicolás Larcamón at BeSoccer.com". BeSoccer [es]. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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