Jorge Sampaoli

Jorge Sampaoli
Jorge Sampaoli as head coach of Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya
Date of birth (1960-03-13) 13 March 1960
Place of birth Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Years Team
1977–1979 Newell's Old Boys
Teams managed
Years Team
2002 Juan Aurich
2003 Sport Boys
2004–2006 Coronel Bolognesi
2007 Sporting Cristal
2008–2009 O'Higgins
2010 Emelec
2010–2012 Universidad de Chile
2012–2016 Chile
2016–2017 Sevilla
2017–2018 Argentina

Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe sampaˈoli]; born 13 March 1960) is an Argentine football manager, who was most recently the Argentina national football team manager. Sampaoli started out as a youth player and eventually switched to management after a severe injury.[1] Sampaoli started with an impressive managerial run at Coronel Bolognesi of Peru in 2004, and continued with brief but successful terms at O'Higgins of Chile and Emelec of Ecuador.

Sampaoli earned praise as the head coach of Universidad de Chile, winning three league titles and the Copa Sudamericana championship. This success led him to coach the Chilean men's national team in 2012, replacing Claudio Borghi. He led the Chilean national football team to their first Copa América title, after defeating Argentina in the final in the 2015 tournament in Chile. He is well known for his attacking tactics which are similar to those of Marcelo Bielsa, according to the press and fans alike.[2]

On 28 June 2016, Sampaoli signed a two-year contract with Sevilla.[3]

After spending only one year in Spain and leading Sevilla to fourth spot in La Liga, and ensuring Champions League football the following season, Sampaoli left the club to coach the Argentina national team.[4]

Early life

Sampaoli was born in Casilda, a small town located in Caseros Department of the Santa Fe Province in Argentina. In his youth, he was very passionate about football, playing for amateur teams in his hometown league, and eventually joining the Newell's Old Boys youth team, where he suffered a tibia and fibula injury in 1979, forcing him to retire from playing football at the age of 19.[1]

Managerial career

In Peruvian football

In January 2002, Sampaoli was contacted by the Peruvian club Juan Aurich after four seasons at Primera B Metropolitana. He finally signed up with Chiclayo in the Primera División, the first professional club in his career.[5] On 24 February, he directed his first professional game against Universitario (country's powerhouse club), where they lost 2–1 after leading the whole game due to a penalty scored by Carlos Flores (66th minute). However, Sampaoli had a poor spell in Juan Aurich, directing only eight games, five of which the team lost and two where the team tied with Coopsol Trujillo and Alianza Lima. The team only won against Cienciano 2–0 with goals from César Sánchez and Carlos Flores. Sampaoli left the club in May, when Aurich was sitting at the bottom of the table.[6] Months later, in June, he was hired by Sport Boys to direct the team in the Torneo Descentralizado, debuting with a 2–0 victory over Coronel Bolognesi, finishing sixth in the tournament, with important triumphs over Alianza (1–0 with a goal of Alfredo Carmona) and Universitario (2–0 with goals by Paolo de la Haza and Carmona again at Estadio Monumental). Then, in 2004, he was hired by Coronel Bolognesi. There, he had an irregular start, but soon managed to settle the team during the Peruvian 2005's Descentralizado, finishing fifth in the Apertura, and then managed to finish third in that same year's Clausura, taking the club to their first international competition. He then returned to the Peruvian soccer to compete in the 2006's Clausura as well as in the Sudamericana tournament, finishing third in the national league. In 2007, he was hired as the head coach of Sporting Cristal. However, his time at Cristal turned out to be disappointing after 17 matches and only four wins. At the end of the year Sampaoli was dismissed from the "Celestes", ending his Peruvian management career.

Spells in Chile and Ecuador

Towards the end of 2007, Sampaoli arrived in Chile to take over at O'Higgins. In 2008, the team proved to be tough to crack for bigger Chilean teams, finishing third in that year's Apertura. They were eliminated by powerhouse Universidad de Chile in the playoff quarterfinals. The next year turned out to be a tough year for Sampaoli, as "La Celeste" had an irregular campaign, where they finished in 8th place, and, despite qualifying to the 2009's Apertura Playoffs, ended up being thrashed 6–1 in the second leg of the quarterfinals by Santiago's Unión Española. Sampaoli was fired in August 2009.

In 2010, Emelec contacted Sampaoli and asked him to join as the team's manager. Under Sampaoli, the team competed in the 2010 Copa Libertadores, being eliminated in the group stage, but had an impressive run in the local competition, finishing first in the 2010's tournament first stage, earning them a spot in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana and 2011 Copa Libertadores preliminary stage. That year, Emelec faced Liga de Quito, who finished in first place in that year's second half, but ended up losing.

Chile

On 3 December 2012, Chile's Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional announced that Sampaoli would take over as manager of the national team after a successful run with Universidad de Chile where he helped the club win three league titles and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.[7][8]

Sampaoli's arrival brought about a turnaround in performances and results, with Chile winning three of their first four World Cup qualifiers after his appointment. Under Sampaoli, Chile returned to the energetic, high-pressing game of Marcelo Bielsa,[9] the Argentinian coach who inspired Sampaoli's managerial philosophy.

In 2015, Jorge Sampaoli led Chile to victory in the 2015 Copa America.[10]

On 30 November, he was named on the final three-man shortlist for the 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year award, joined by Spaniards Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich) and Luis Enrique (Barcelona).

On 19 January 2016, he resigned as manager of Chile.[11]

Sevilla

On 27 June 2016, La Liga club Sevilla announced that Sampaoli would take over Sevilla on a two-year deal.[3] On 15 January 2017, Sampaoli's Sevilla beat the eventual champions, Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid, by a score of 2–1,[12] thereby ending Los Blancos' record 40-match unbeaten streak in all competitions.

Argentina

Sampaoli in October 2017, celebrating Argentina's qualification for the 2018 World Cup

On 20 May 2017, the Argentine Football Association announced that Sampaoli would take over as the new coach of Argentina national team. He was officially presented on 1 June 2017. Sampaoli's first game in charge was a friendly match against Brazil on 9 June in Australia, with Argentina winning 1–0.[13] However, Argentina struggled during the qualifiers, and it took a Lionel Messi hat trick at Ecuador to confirm qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14]

On 14 May 2018, Sampaoli announced a 35-man preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup.[15] He announced the final squad on 21 May 2018.[16]

At the World Cup, Argentina had drawn 1–1 with Iceland during their opening World Cup group match, an underwhelming performance that drew criticism from former Argentine captain and coach Diego Maradona.[17] In the next group match, Argentina suffered a heavy 0–3 loss by Croatia due to "a defence left exposed, a midfield that was overrun and an attack that was blunted", which put them on the brink of elimination and led to unconfirmed reports that Sampaoli would be sacked.[18] Senior members of the team including Messi and Javier Mascherano confronted Sampaoli and his assistants in the dressing room, while also approaching members of the Argentine FA to discuss their concerns, and there were also rumors that Messi was involved in team selection which undermined Sampaoli's authority.[19] The match against Croatia was his 13th game in charge, where he had used 13 lineups[20] and a total of 59 players,[21] and despite a myriad of attacking choices the defence was poor.[22][23][24][25] Sampaoli remained in his position,[26] as Argentina defeated Nigeria 2–1 in the third group match to advance to the knockout stage.[27] In the round of 16, Argentina lost to France 4–3 and was eliminated from the tournament.[28]

On 15 July 2018, the Argentine Football Association announced that Sampaoli had left his position as national coach by mutual consent.[29][30] After the World Cup defeat Jorge Sampaoli will be coaching Argentina's U19 National team.

Managerial statistics

As of 30 June 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Universidad de Chile 1 January 2011 3 December 2012 118 72 28 18 249 123 +126 061.02
Chile 3 December 2012 19 January 2016 43 27 9 7 88 42 +46 062.79
Sevilla[31] 27 June 2016 26 May 2017 53 27 12 14 97 71 +26 050.94
Argentina 1 June 2017 15 July 2018 15 7 4 4 27 21 +6 046.67
Career total 229 133 53 43 461 257 +204 058.08

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile

International

Chile

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "La increíble historia de Sampaoli, el DT que partió arriba de un árbol" (in Spanish). ElMercurio.com. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "How Jorge Sampaoli has rekindled the embers of Chile's Bielsa years". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Sevilla appoint Sampaoli". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Argentina reach agreement with Sevilla over Jorge Sampaoli". ESPN FC. ESPN. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fichajes 2002". Peru.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2002. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "El Ciclón de Sampaoli". De Chalaca. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Jorge Sampaoli confirmed as manager of Chile's national team". Santiago Times. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Sampaoli appointed Chile coach". FIFA. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Jorge Sampaoli, 3-4-3 and the Transformation of Chile". YouTube.
  10. ↑ Phil Dawkes (5 July 2015). "Argentina 0-0 Chile (1-4 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chelsea target Jorge Sampaoli quits as Chile coach after dispute with national FA". Mail Online. DMG Media. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sevilla 2–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sampaoli será presentado con Argentina el 22 de mayo". Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  14. ↑ Miguel Delaney (11 October 2017). "Lionel Messi burnishes legacy with hat-trick as Argentina come from behind to beat Ecuador and book World Cup place". The Independent. ESI Media.
  15. ↑ "Argentina announce provisional 35 man World Cup squad and Jorge Sampaoli will face a challenge to cut this star-studded side down to 23". Mail Online. DMG Media. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal.com. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  17. ↑ Danny Wittenberg. "Diego Maradona slams Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli after draw with Iceland at World Cup 2018". Mirror Online. MGN. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Argentina's Jorge Sampaoli 'begs forgiveness' with World Cup in balance". The Guardian. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  19. ↑ https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/20/new-book-reveals-explosive-confrontation-lionel-messi-jorge-sampaoli-argentina-revolt-7739854/
  20. ↑ Fabio Dana (22 June 2018). "Argentina's World Cup is a shambles, and it's a direct result of Jorge Sampaoli's leadership". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  21. ↑ Rory Smith (22 June 2018). "How Argentina Lost Its Way (Spoiler: It's Not Messi's Fault)". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  22. ↑ Jonathan Wilson (21 June 2018). "Shambolic, frenzied, anarchic – and Argentina crisis has Messi at its heart". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Ed Malyon (22 June 2018). "Argentina vs Croatia: Jorge Sampaoli gets big calls wrong, Willy Caballero fluffs his lines and Luka Modric builds bridges". The Independent. ESI Media. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  24. ↑ Michael Cox (22 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Jorge Sampaoli's approach was an utter disaster that rendered Lionel Messi useless". The Independent. ESI Media. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  25. ↑ Sam Wallace; Jamie Johnson (22 June 2018). "Lionel Messi's Argentina on brink of World Cup exit after Croatia drubbing". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  26. ↑ Rory O'Callaghan (25 June 2018). "Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli denies reports of rebellion ahead of Nigeria clash". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  27. ↑ Jeff Carlisle (27 June 2018). "Jorge Sampaoli hailed his 'true rebel' Argentina team after beating Nigeria". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "Lionel Messi and the making of a stunning World Cup tragedy". Daily Nation. Nation Media Group. 3 July 2018.
  29. ↑ Ed Malyon (15 July 2018). "Lionel Messi and the making of a stunning World Cup tragedy". The Independent. ESI Media. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  30. ↑ Ryan Benson (15 July 2018). "Argentina terminate Sampaoli's contract". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  31. ↑ "Sevilla results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  32. ↑ "Copa América 2015 - Team of the tournament". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  33. ↑ "Former Results". IFFHS. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  34. ↑ "Jorge Sampaoli named LaLiga Santander Manager of the Month for October". LaLiga.es. Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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