Eduardo Domínguez

Eduardo Domínguez

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Playing career

Domínguez began his career with Vélez Sársfield in 1996. He was a member of the Vélez side that captured the 1998 Clausura under Marcelo Bielsa. He remained at Vélez until 2002, when he was loaned out to Olimpo de Bahía Blanca. At Olimpo, Domínguez had a stellar season. He was then loaned to Racing Club, where he suffered a major injury in 2003, after just 10 games played for La Academia. Back in Vélez, he did not attend a single match for the first team in the whole 2004-05 season. After two years of recovering, he was lonaed to Racing rivals of Independiente, and quickly recovered his form. In 2006, Domínguez joined Colombian side Independiente Medellín and was one of the club's most important players. After two seasons in Colombia, Domínguez returned to Argentina to play for Huracán during the 2008 Clausura where he established himself as an important first team player. On 8 July 2008, Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy announced that Domínguez had joined the team. He was not expected to play for the Galaxy until 19 July, when the Galaxy face the New York Red Bulls, due to his pending work visa and for the transfer window to open up on 15 July. In January, 2009 it was announced that Domínguez had returned to his previous team Huracán, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. In 2010, he moved to All Boys, where he established himself as a key player. In July 2012, Domínguez returned to Huracán for a third spell, with the club now in Primera B Nacional. The…

Managerial career

Huracán

Immediately after retiring, Domínguez was appointed manager of his last club Huracán, replacing Néstor Apuzzo. In his first season, he led the club to the 2015 Copa Sudamericana finals, where they lost to Independiente Santa Fe, and managed to avoid relegation. On 30 September 2016, Domínguez resigned due to discrepancies with the club's president.

Colón

On 5 January 2017, Domínguez was presented as manager of Colón. He qualified the club to two consecutive international tournaments for the first time in their history, but resigned on 12 November 2018.

Nacional

On 27 December 2018, Domínguez moved abroad and was named manager of Nacional in the Uruguayan Primera División. On 17 March 2019, he was sacked.

Return to Colón

On 9 March 2020, Domínguez agreed to return to Colón, replacing Diego Osella. He led the side to the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional title, the first accolade of the club's 116-year history. On 20 December 2021, Domínguez resigned.

Independiente

After rumours of possible appointments at Boca Juniors and Independiente, Domínguez was named at the helm of the latter on 3 January 2022. Unable to repeat the same success of his previous years, he resigned on 12 July.

Estudiantes

On 7 March 2023, Domínguez was confirmed as Abel Balbo's replacement at Estudiantes de La Plata. At the end of the year, he ended the club's 15-year spell without any titles, and lifted the 2023 Copa Argentina. Domínguez…

Club
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield (1996–2002)
Club
Sarmiento (2002–2003)
Club
Racing Club (2003–2004)
Club
Club Atlético Independiente (2005–2006)
Club
Deportivo Independiente Medellín (2006–2007)
Club
Club Atlético Huracán (2007–2008)
Club
LA Galaxy (2008–2008)
Club
Club Atlético Huracán (2009–2010)
Club
Club Atletico All Boys (2010–2012)
Club
Club Atlético Huracán (2012–)
Club
Atlético de Rafaela (2013–2013)
Club
Club Atlético Huracán (2013–2015)
League
Major League Soccer
National team
Argentina

Personal

Personal life

Domínguez is married to fellow Argentine Brenda Bianchi, who is the daughter of former player and coach Carlos Bianchi.

Legacy

Honours

Player

Vélez Sarsfield

Primera División: 1998 Clausura Huracán

Copa Argentina: 2013–14 Supercopa Argentina: 2014

Manager

Nacional

Supercopa Uruguaya: 2019 Colón

Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2021 Estudiantes

Copa Argentina: 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2024 Trofeo de Campeones de la LPF: 2024, 2025 Primera División: 2025 Clausura

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

former Argentine footballer and coach

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez is an Argentine football manager and former player who is the head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro.

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