Walter Lemma

Walter Lemma
Lemma in 2023
Personal information
Full name Walter Oscar Lemma
Date of birth (1973-03-06) 6 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Lanús, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Lanús 94 (3)
1995 Estudiantes LP 7 (0)
1996–1997 Banfield 29 (1)
1998–1999 Ancona
1999–2000 Virtus Entella
2000–2001 San Martín-SJ 8 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2014 Lanús (youth)
2015–2017 Talleres (youth)
2017–2019 Talleres (reserves)
2020 Tijuana (assistant)
2020–2023 Colo-Colo (assistant)
2024 Vélez Sarsfield (assistant)
2024– Unión La Calera
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Oscar Lemma (born 6 March 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Chilean club Unión La Calera.

Playing career

Born in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Lemma made his senior debut with hometown side Lanús before moving to Estudiantes de La Plata in 1995. In the following year, after being rarely used, he joined Banfield.

After spells at Italian clubs Ancona and Virtus Entella, Lemma returned to his home country in 2000 with San Martín de San Juan. He retired in the following year, aged 28.

Managerial career

Lemma began his managerial career in 2009, after being named in charge of the youth sides of his first club Lanús. He moved to Talleres in 2015 under the same role, before replacing Lucas Bovaglio at the helm of the latter's reserve team on 21 July 2017.[1]

On 18 December 2019, Lemma left Talleres to become Gustavo Quinteros' assistant at Liga MX side Tijuana.[2] He followed Quinteros to Colo-Colo[3] and Vélez Sarsfield,[4] also as his assistant.

On 5 June 2024, Lemma was presented as manager of Unión La Calera in Chile, which was his first managerial experience.[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Unión La Calera Chile 5 June 2024 present 18 7 5 6 20 20 +0 038.89

References

  1. ^ "Walter Lemma es el nuevo DT de la reserva de Talleres" [Walter Lemma is the new manager of the reserve team of Talleres] (in Spanish). Córdoba Times. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Talleres busca nuevo DT para la Reserva" [Talleres seek a new manager for the reserves] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ayudante de Quinteros: No se sale de la crisis de un día para otro, la confianza no está a pleno" [Assistant of Quinteros: One does not leave the crisis one day to another, the trust is not at full] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ ""Salir a ganar como un equipo grande"" ["To come out and win as a big club"] (in Spanish). CA Vélez Sarsfield. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "¡Bienvenido Walter Lemma!" [Welcome Walter Lemma!] (in Spanish). Unión La Calera. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.