Omar Labruna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Labruna.
Omar Labruna
Personal information
Full name Omar Raúl Labruna
Date of birth (1957-04-03) 3 April 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1971–1975 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 River Plate 45 (1)
1981 Quilmes 18 (0)
1982 Platense 23 (4)
1983 Deportivo Italiano 8 (0)
Managerial career
2003 Belgrano
2004 Huracán (TA)
2005–2006 Olimpo
2006–2007 Deportivo Cali
2008–2009 Gimnasia de Jujuy
2009 Belgrano
2010 Aldosivi
2010–2012 Audax Italiano
2012–2013 Colo-Colo
2013–2014 Everton
2014–2015 Nueva Chicago
2015–2016 Gimnasia de Mendoza
2016 Boca Unidos
2016 Platense
2020 Nueva Chicago
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Omar Raúl Labruna (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈmaɾ laˈβruna], born 3 April 1957) is an Argentine football coach and former player.

Playing career

"Omarcito" Labruna started his playing career at River Plate in 1976 during his father Ángel's time as manager of the club. He left River in 1981 and had spells with Quilmes, Platense and Deportivo Italiano.

Coaching career

Labruna spent several years working in coaching and as an assistant manager before becoming the manager of Belgrano de Córdoba in 2003. He then joined Huracán de Tres Arroyos and led the small provincial team to 2nd place in the Primera B Nacional in the Clausura 2004 championship[1]

In 2005, he became the manager of Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in the Primera División Argentina and in 2006 he was appointed as the manager of Colombian side Deportivo Cali.[2] In 2008, he took over as manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and was fired on 11 March 2009.

In March 2009, Labruna returned to Belgrano de Córdoba of the 2nd division.[3]

From 2010 to 2014, he worked in Chile as the manager of Audax Italiano, Colo-Colo and Everton.[4][5]

In 2020, Labruna assumed as head coach of Nueva Chicago by second time. He could only lead one match due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

References

  1. ^ Primera B nacional 2003-2004
  2. ^ Omar Labruna new coach of Deportivo Cali at CONMEBOL
  3. ^ Omar Labruna es el nuevo técnico de Belgrano de Córdoba Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Antúnez, Cristopher (30 July 2020). "Omar Labruna y su paso por Colo Colo: "La gente tiene un muy buen recuerdo mío, le gané a la U de Sampaoli"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "OMAR LABRUNA Y SU ARRIBO A EVERTON: "LA IDEA ES PELEAR COSAS IMPORTANTES"". ANFP (in Spanish). 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ Lucero, Ignacio (21 July 2020). "Sorpresivo final para Labruna en Nueva Chicago: dirigió un partido, arrancó la cuarentena y ahora lo echaron". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.