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Francisco Meneghini

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Francisco Meneghini
Meneghini with Everton in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Francisco Meneghini Correa
Date of birth (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current team
O'Higgins (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2016–2017 Defensa y Justicia (assistant)
2018–2019 Unión La Calera
2020 Audax Italiano
2021 Unión La Calera
2022–2024 Everton Viña del Mar
2024 Defensa y Justicia
2025– O'Higgins

Francisco Meneghini Correa (born 13 August 1988) is an Argentine football manager,[1] currently in charge of Chilean Primera División club O'Higgins.

Career

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Meneghini began his career joining the technical staff of Marcelo Bielsa in the Chile national team. Subsequently, he continued working in Chile under Jorge Sampaoli. In 2016, he assumed as the assistant coach of Sebastián Beccacece in Defensa y Justicia.[2]

In 2018, he returned to Chile and assumed as head coach of Unión La Calera in the top division.[3] Subsequently, he led Audax Italiano, Unión La Calera, again, and Everton until March 2024.[4]

Personal life

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Meneghini is better known by his nickname Paqui.[2]

He joined the technical staff of Marcelo Bielsa recommended by the daughter of him, Inés, with whom Meneghini had been a classmate.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Francisco Meneghini coach profile at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c Fernández, Daniel (22 May 2019). "Aunque sus dueños argentinos siguen generando suspicacias, el club pasa por el mejor momento de su historia". segreader.emol.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Unión la Calera confirmó a Francisco Meneghini como su nuevo técnico".
  4. ^ Madariaga, Carlos (10 March 2024). "Everton oficializa la salida de Meneghini a dos días de su despedida del club". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.