{{short description|Uruguayan football manager (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Family name hatnote|Nieves|García|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Federico Nieves | image = | image_size = | fullname = Federico Nieves García<ref name=WF>{{WorldFootball.net|new_id=pe611790/federico-nieves|accessdate=6 December 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|1|14|df=y}}<ref name=WF/> | birth_place = Uruguay | height = | currentclub = Albion (manager) | position = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | manageryears1 = 2013 | managerclubs1 = Racing Montevideo (youth) | manageryears2 = 2019 | managerclubs2 = Albion | manageryears3 = 2020 | managerclubs3 = Montevideo Wanderers (youth) | manageryears4 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs4 = Montevideo City Torque (youth) | manageryears5 = 2024 | managerclubs5 = Defensor Sporting (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = Cooper | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = Albion }}
'''Federico Nieves García''' (born 14 January 1980) is a Uruguayan football manager, currently in charge of Albion.
==Career== Nieves began his career as a manager of clubs in the {{ill|Liga Universitaria de Deportes|es}}, an amateur competition. He managed the under-17 side of Racing Montevideo before returning to the LUD, and led another three teams in the competition before being named manager of Segunda División side Albion for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/albion-el-humilde-pionero-que-se-convirtio-en-sad-y-quiere-crecer-202052620190|title=Albion, el humilde pionero que se convirtió en SAD y quiere crecer en el fútbol profesional|trans-title=Albion, the humble pioneer which became a ''SAD'' and want to grow in professional football|publisher=El Observador|language=es|date=10 November 2021|accessdate=6 December 2025}}</ref>
After leaving Albion in December 2019, Nieves worked as an under-17 manager at Montevideo Wanderers and under-19 manager at Montevideo City Torque before moving to Defensor Sporting in December 2023, as an assistant of Martín Varini.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tenfield.com.uy/martin-varini-el-nuevo-entrenador-violeta/|title=Martín Varini, el nuevo entrenador violeta|trans-title=Martín Varini, the new violet manager|publisher=Tenfield|language=es|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=6 December 2025}}</ref> In September 2024, he took over Cooper in the second division.
Despite being unable to avoid relegation, Nieves remained at Cooper for the 2025 season, but departed on 7 August of that year.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=CSyD Cooper |user=@CooperCsyd|number=1953543211508805648|date=7 August 2025|title=🟢 ¡Muchas gracias Federico! 🟢|trans-title=🟢 Thank you Federico! 🟢|language=es|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref> On 3 December 2025, he returned to Albion, with the club now in the Primera División.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ladiaria.com.uy/deporte/articulo/2025/12/federico-nieves-dirigira-a-albion-en-primera-division/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20251206040148/https://ladiaria.com.uy/deporte/articulo/2025/12/federico-nieves-dirigira-a-albion-en-primera-division/|title=Federico Nieves dirigirá a Albion en Primera División|trans-title=Federico Nieves will manage Albion in the Primera División|publisher=La Diaria|language=es|date=3 December 2025|archivedate=6 December 2025|accessdate=6 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.gt/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/16043635/albion-joaquin-boghossian-cambio-entrenador-salud|title=Albion confirmó cambio de entrenador de cara a la temporada 2026|trans-title=Albion confirmed the change of manager ahead of the 2026 season|publisher=ESPN|language=es|date=4 December 2025|accessdate=6 December 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Liga AUF Uruguaya managers}}
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