{{Short description|Argentine footballer and manager (born 1962)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Andrés Cruciani | image = | fullname = Diego Andrés Cruciani | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|7|14}} | birth_place = [[Bahía Blanca]], [[Argentina]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Defender (soccer)|Defender]] | years1 = 1973–1978 | years2 = 1979 | years3 = 1980 | years4 = 1981–1982 | years5 = 1983–1985 | clubs1 = [[Club Atlético Juventud|Juventud]] | clubs2 = [[Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín)|Sarmiento]] | clubs3 = [[Bella Vista de Bahía Blanca|Bella Vista]] | clubs4 = [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] | clubs5 = [[Club Cipolletti]] | caps1 = 71 | caps2 = 21 | caps3 = 19 | caps4 = 42 | caps5 = 49 | goals1 = 3 | goals2 = 4 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 1981 | nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U-20]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1995 | manageryears2 = 1996–1997 | manageryears3 = 1998 | manageryears4 = 1998 | manageryears5 = 1999 | manageryears6 = 2000 | manageryears7 = 2001 | manageryears8 = 2001–2002 | manageryears9 = 2002–2003 | manageryears10 = 2004–2005 | manageryears11 = 2005–2006 | manageryears12 = 2006 | manageryears13 = 2007–2007 | manageryears14 = 2009–2011 | manageryears15 = 2021–2022 | manageryears16 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs1 = [[Club Atlético Banfield|Banfield]] (assistant coach) | managerclubs2 = [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] (assistant coach) | managerclubs3 = [[Club Atlético Centenario|Centenario]] | managerclubs4 = [[Club Renato Cesarini]] | managerclubs5 = [[CA Lanús]] (Youth Coach) | managerclubs6 = [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] (assistant coach) | managerclubs7 = [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] (Technical Coach) | managerclubs8 = [[Club Cipolletti]] | managerclubs9 = [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]] | managerclubs10 = [[Club Atlético Centenario|Centenario]] | managerclubs11 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] | managerclubs12 = [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] | managerclubs13 = [[Dhaka Abahani]] | managerclubs14 = [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] | managerclubs15 = [[Saif Sporting Club]] | managerclubs16 = [[Dhaka Abahani]] | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|BAN}}}} <small>(as manager)</small> {{MedalCompetition|[[SAFF Championship]]}} {{Medal|RU| [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005 Pakistan]]|}} }}
'''Diego Andrés Cruciani''' (born 14 July 1962 in [[Bahía Blanca]]) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|coach]].
==Career== The [[Defender (soccer)|defender]] played in his career for [[Club Atlético Juventud|Juventud]], [[Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín)|Sarmiento]], [[Bella Vista de Bahía Blanca|Bella Vista]], [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] and [[Club Cipolletti]] before he retired after a knee injury in summer 1985.
==International career== Cruciani was a member of the [[Argentina national under-20 football team]] in 1981.
==Coaching career== Cruciani was the head coach of the [[Bangladesh national football team]]. Under his guidance, the team improved smoothly and became the runners-up of the SAFF championship.<ref>[http://www.newagebd.com/2005/aug/04/total.html ''Total Sports - Andrés Cruciani''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222061307/http://www.newagebd.com/2005/aug/04/total.html |date=February 22, 2008 }}</ref> He also served as head coach of the [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] team during the [[Football at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006 South Asian Games]] in [[Colombo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh await revamped Afghans|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/08/16/d60816040232.htm|work=archive.thedailystar.net|date=16 August 2006}}</ref>
After leaving the post, Cruciani continued his career in [[Bangladesh]] by coaching [[Bangladesh Premier League (football)|B. League]] side, [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] in 2007.<ref>[http://www.newagebd.com/2006/apr/20/spt.html ''News item - Andrés Cruciani''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104193025/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/apr/20/spt.html |date=November 4, 2007 }}</ref> During his time, he brought three Argentine players to the club.<ref>[http://www.banglafootball.net/search/label/andres%20cruciani Andrés Cruciani at BanglaFootball.net]</ref><ref>[http://www.dcysport.com/futbol/detailsE.aspx?id=Cruciani DCY Sport - Diego Andrés Cruciani] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305214928/http://www.dcysport.com/futbol/detailsE.aspx?id=Cruciani |date=March 5, 2012 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Bangladesh national football team managers}} {{Maldives national football team managers}} {{Haiti national football team managers}}
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