Sebastián Beccacece

Early career

Beccacece played for Argentine amateur clubs Lavalle and Juan XXIII as a right back when he was a teenager, but after realising he would not become a top-tier footballer, he stopped playing. He then started working at Newell's Old Boys' youth setup, initially managing kids between the age of four and 12. He also worked at Club Renato Cesarini's youth setup, managing the 1989/1990 age groups.

Working with Sampaoli

After meeting Jorge Sampaoli in his hometown in 2002, Beccacece was named his assistant coach at Peruvian side Sport Boys in 2003. He remained his assistant at Coronel Bolognesi (2004–2005 and 2006), Sporting Cristal (2007), O'Higgins (2008–2009) and Emelec (2010).

In 2010, following the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Beccacece reportedly rejected an invitation of Marcelo Bielsa to work as his assistant in the Chile national team, and continued to work with Sampaoli. The duo subsequently joined Universidad de Chile for the 2011 season, where they won the 2011 Apertura, the 2011 Clausura, the 2012 Apertura and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana. Following their success at Universidad de Chile, in 2013, Beccacece and Sampaoli were signed by the ANFP to lead the Chile national team, finally arriving there after rejecting Bielsa's offer. At Chile they achieved the qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and lifted the first ever Copa América title in the country's history. In 2015, they resigned from the Chile national team amidst the FIFA corruption case…

Sebastián Andrés Beccacece was born in Rosario, Beccacece lived in the La República neighborhood with his parents Julio and Mónica, and his two brothers. His twin brother Aníbal played football for their hometown side Central Córdoba.

Defensa y Justicia

Recopa Sudamericana: 2021