6/7/12

Football Genius: Marcelo Bielsa

In Argentina, has the nickname “Crazy”, because it is known in football circles, a man not interested in popularity, and he is rarely in humans, lives in seclusion outside the city limits, do not use a mobile phone always runs only in sports suit.
Marcelo was born in a family Belsa rosariyskogo lawyer Rafael Pedro Belsy and a teacher from Cordova Lydia Caldera. His family, though not rich, yet has been known - Marcelo's grandfather, a lawyer Belsa Rafael, was one of the founders of administrative law in Argentina. Despite the fact that parents want to see Marcelo politician or a lawyer, he chose football, who was fond of since childhood. However, his brother, who also loved football, but professionals do not go, and my sister went into politics and made it successful: his brother, Rafael Belsa, named in honor of his grandfather, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, and his sister MarĂ­a Eugenia Bielsa was Vice Governor of the province of Santa Fe. 
His football career began at the club Belsa Newell's Old Boys," much against the wishes of his father that experienced over chief rival club team, Rosario Central. In Newell, he was the team of all ages, speaking at the defender. As part of the first team Belsa debuted February 29, 1976 in a match with the club River Plate. At the end of 1976 Belsa, well-established, was summoned to the national team of Argentina, played in the pre Olympic tournament in Brazil, where the Argentines took third place. Belsa himself entered the symbolic team of the best players in the tournament. Later he played for clubs Belsa "Instituto Cordoba Central, and Argentino (Rosario), where in 1980 at the age of 25 years, due to an injury ended his career. 
After completing his playing career, Belsa graduated from Institute of Physical Education, receiving coaching education. His first club was coaching junior team, Newell, with whom he had in 1988 won the third division. That period in his career was filled with Belsy travel across Argentina, he visited more than 70 locations, traveling about 25 thousand miles in search of talented players. He also developed his own system of training of players, designed to allow young players to adapt to a variety of tactical options for the game. 
July 7, 2011 was appointed head coach of Spanish club, Athletic Bilbao. Curiously, the invitation to coach the bridge was the main argument Belsy Jose Urrutia, who ran for president of the club, owned by the fans. With the Athletic in his first season made ​​no small success: his team to the finals of the League Cup final in Europe and Spain, but in both cases, The Basques were defeated 3-0. Example Athletic took the 9th place. June 3, 2012 signed with a new club, which expires in June next year.

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