Andrés Lillini Explained

Andrés Lillini
Full Name:Andrés Luciano Lillini
Birth Date:1974 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Santa Fe, Argentina
Height:1.73 m
Years1:?–1999
Clubs1:Newell's Old Boys
Manageryears1:2015
Managerclubs1:San Luis de Quillota (assistant)
Manageryears2:2016
Managerclubs2:Gimnasia Jujuy (assistant)
Manageryears4:2020
Managerclubs4:UNAM (interim)
Manageryears5:2020–2022
Managerclubs5:UNAM
Manageryears6:2023
Managerclubs6:Necaxa

Andrés Luciano Lilini (born 13 August 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former player.

Career

Early career

Lillini had a brief career as a footballer, which ended at the age of 25 after playing in Newell's Old Boys.

After retiring as a footballer, he began a career in the footballer development structures of various soccer clubs around the world. Between 2001 and 2006 he served as director of youth development at Mexico's Monarcas Morelia.[1] Later, in 2007, Lillini began working at Boca Juniors, where he remained until 2011.[2] Between 2011 and 2014 he continued his career in Europe with CSKA Moscow.[3]

In 2015, Lillini began working as a technical assistant in the Chilean team San Luis de Quillota, accompanying Mario Sciacqua. The following year he continued on Sciacqua's coaching staff, but this time working for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.[4] [5]

Universidad Nacional

On 24 November 2017, Lillini returned to Mexico and was appointed director of the academy and reserve teams of the Club Universidad Nacional.[6]

Due to his knowledge of the club's academy, Lillini was appointed as interim manager of the UNAM first team on 23 July 2020, replacing Míchel, who resigned the day before.[7] Due to the good results shown and the youth soccer development policy, on 17 August, he was ratified as manager for the rest of the Torneo Guardianes 2020.[8] On 13 December 2020 Lillini achieved the runner-up for UNAM, the team was defeated in the final by Club León,[9] however, due to this result, Lillini managed to continue as manager for the Guardianes 2021.

After getting the Liga MX runner-up in the Apertura 2020, Lillini qualified UNAM for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, in the international tournament Mexico's team reached the final after eliminating the clubs Saprissa, New England Revolution and Cruz Azul. However, in the last series UNAM was defeated by the American team Seattle Sounders FC with an aggregate score of 5–2, being the first time in 17 years that Mexico was not champion of the most important club competition in CONCACAF.[10]

Lillini remained at UNAM until October 2022 when he was fired for having poor results in the Apertura 2022 tournament.[11]

Necaxa

A month after leaving UNAM, Lillini was appointed as the manager of Club Necaxa, another team participating in the Liga MX.[12] Lillini only stayed one tournament with Necaxa because in May 2023 he left the team by mutual agreement. During his stay at that club, Lillini led 17 games in which he only won three.[13]

Mexico national team

On 31 May 2023, Lillini was appointed as director of the youth teams of the Mexico national team, a management position that is in charge of coordinating all the representative youth teams of Mexico.[14]

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
UNAM23 July 20204 October 2022
Necaxa1 January 20232 May 2023
Total

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hernández . Eduardo . "No existe la formación si no les enseñamos a ganar" . El Economista . 18 August 2020 . es . 21 August 2018.
  2. Web site: ¿Quién es Andrés Lillini? . W Radio . 18 August 2020 . es . 25 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525221248/http://www.wradio.com.mx/noticias/deportes/quien-es%C2%A0andres-lillini/20200723/nota/4057294.aspx . dead .
  3. Web site: Bianchi . Nicole . Andrés Lillini contó como fue hasta Siberia para fichar a una promesa rusa . Bolavip . 18 August 2020 . es . 24 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Andrés Lillini, de Moscú a Quillota . San Luis de Quillota. Sitio Web Oficial . 18 August 2020 . es . 27 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Sciacqua vuelve al Lobo . Mundo Ascenso . 18 August 2020 . es . 29 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Cañada . Iván . Andrés Lillini, nuevo director de fuerzas básicas de Pumas . ESPN . 18 August 2020 . es . 24 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Marshall . Tom . Real Madrid legend Michel exits Pumas on eve of new Liga MX season . ESPN . 18 August 2020 . 23 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Uzeta . Karla . Pumas: Andrés Lillini, ratificado como DT felino para el resto del Apertura 2020 . Diario Récord . 18 August 2020 . es . 17 August 2020.
  9. Web site: León vs Pumas: Las reacciones de la Final de Liga MX Guardianes 2020 . marca.com . Marca Claro . 11 May 2021 . es . 14 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Seattle Sounders FC Win 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League . MLS . 21 August 2023 . 5 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Quiroga . Antonio . Andrés Lillini queda fuera como director técnico de los Pumas . TUDN . 21 August 2023 . es . 4 October 2022.
  12. Web site: ¡OFICIAL! Andrés Lillini fue anunciado como nuevo técnico del Necaxa . Mediotiempo.com . 21 August 2023 . es . 4 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Gutiérrez . Esteban . Necaxa hace oficial la salida de Andrés Lillini; apunta al Tri . RÉCORD . 21 August 2023 . es . 2 May 2022.
  14. Web site: Díaz . Víctor . Selección Mexicana: Duilio Davino y Andrés Lillini fueron presentados con el Tricolor . Récord . 21 August 2023 . es . 31 May 2023.