Alejandro Orfila (footballer)

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Alejandro Orfila
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Miguel Orfila Colmenares
Date of birth (1976-05-18) 18 May 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barracas Central (manager)
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 Miramar Misiones
1999 Cerrito 22 (0)
1999–2003 Tigre 81 (2)
2003 Sportivo Italiano
2003–2004 Temperley
2004–2005 Sportivo Italiano
2005–2007 Almirante Brown 67 (1)
2007–2008 Tristán Suárez 57 (1)
2009 Temperley
2009 Deportivo Morón 10 (0)
2010 Villa San Carlos 18 (0)
2010–2012 Barracas Central 66 (1)
2012–2013 Colegiales 30 (1)
2013–2014 Talleres (RE) 34 (0)
2014 San Telmo 20 (0)
2015 Sacachispas 13 (0)
2015 San Miguel 16 (0)
Managerial career
2017 Comunicaciones
2017–2019 Ferro Carril Oeste
2019 Atlanta
2020 Defensor Sporting
2021 Belgrano
2022 Deportivo Morón
2022 Atlanta
2022–2023 Almirante Brown
2023 Temperley
2024– Barracas Central
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Miguel Orfila Colmenares (born 18 May 1976) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Argentine club Barracas Central.

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Playing career

Orfila was born in Montevideo, and began his career with the youth sides of Defensor Sporting. After finishing his formation, he moved to Segunda División side Miramar Misiones, where he spent two years before having a brief spell at Cerrito. [1]

In 1999, Orfila moved abroad and joined Argentine Primera B Nacional side Tigre. [1] In 2003, after suffering relegation to the Primera B Metropolitana, he signed for fellow third division side Sportivo Italiano.

Orfila would play his career in the Argentine third division in the following ten years (aside from a short period winning the Primera C Metropolitana with Barracas Central in 2010), representing Temperley (two spells), Italiano, Almirante Brown, Tristán Suárez, Deportivo Morón, Villa San Carlos and Colegiales. He would appear in the fourth tier in the last two seasons of his career, playing for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, [2] San Telmo, [3] Sacachispas [4] and San Miguel.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Orfila worked as a coach of the Unionized Argentine Footballers  [ es ] in 2016 before being appointed manager of Comunicaciones on 5 January 2017, replacing Jorge Vivaldo. [5] He led the club to the finals of the promotion play-offs in his first season, losing to Deportivo Riestra.

On 11 December 2017, Orfila left Comunicaciones to take over second division side Ferro Carril Oeste. [6] He left on a mutual agreement on 9 February 2019, [7] and was named Atlanta manager on 11 March. [8]

Orfila left Atlanta in December 2019, [9] and returned to his first club Defensor, now as manager. [10] He was sacked on 12 November 2020, [11] and returned to Argentina the following 7 February, after being presented at Belgrano. [12]

Dismissed by Belgrano on 8 May 2021, [13] and was announced as manager of Chilean side San Luis de Quillota nine days later. [14] However, he did not take over the latter club, [15] and was appointed manager of Morón on 6 December. [16]

Orfila was relieved from his duties on 16 April 2022, [17] and returned to Atlanta on 2 May. [18] He only lasted six matches at the club, being sacked on 15 June. [19]

On 25 October 2022, Orfila was appointed manager of another club he represented as a player, Almirante Brown. [20] Dismissed the following 11 June, [21] he was announced as manager of Temperley late in the month. [22]

Orfila departed Temperley on 4 December 2023, [23] and was appointed manager of Barracas Central in the Primera División nine days later. [24]

Honours

Barracas Central

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  1. 1 2 "Alejandro Orfila, el segundo tiempo del futbolista que vivía equivocado" [Alejandro Orfila, the second half of the footballer who lived erroneously] (in Spanish). Clarín. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila cumplió 500 partidos como profesional" [Alejandro Orfila reached 500 matches as a professional] (in Spanish). Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Llevó experiencia" [They brought experience] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Se desvinculó Orfila" [Orfila left] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Comunicaciones: ya llegó el nuevo cartero" [Comunicaciones: the new postman has arrived] (in Spanish). Vermouth Deportivo. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Orfila será el nuevo entrenador de Ferro" [Orfila will be the new manager of Ferro] (in Spanish). Interior Futbolero. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Orfila dejó ser el DT" [Orfila left as manager] (in Spanish). Ferro Carril Oeste. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Orfila: "Trabajaremos con profesionalismo y convicción"" [Orfila: "We will work with professionalism and belief"] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila oficializó su salida de Atlanta" [Alejandro Orfila turned official his departure from Atlanta] (in Spanish). CA Atlanta. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Orfila asumió como técnico de Defensor Sporting" [Orfila took over as manager of Defensor Sporting] (in Spanish). El Observador. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Orfila fue cesado" [Orfila was sacked] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Belgrano presentó a Orfila como su nuevo entrenador" [Belgrano presented Orfila as their new manager] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Orfila dejó de ser el DT de Belgrano de Córdoba" [Orfila left as manager of Belgrano de Córdoba] (in Spanish). Télam. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila es el nuevo Director Técnico de San Luis de Quillota" [Alejandro Orfila is the new manager of San Luis de Quillota] (in Spanish). San Luis de Quillota. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Francisco Bozán fue confirmado como DT de San Luis de Quillota" [Francisco Bozán was confirmed as manager of San Luis de Quillota] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila es el nuevo técnico de Morón" [Alejandro Orfila is the new manager of Morón] (in Spanish). Olé. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Fin del ciclo Orfila en Morón" [End of the Orfila cycle at Morón] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Argentina: Alejandro Orfila volverá a dirigir a Atlanta luego de dos años y medio" [Argentina: Alejandro Orfila will manage Atlanta again after two-and-a-half years] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Atlanta despidió a Alejandro Orfila" [Atlanta fired Alejandro Orfila] (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila es el nuevo técnico de Almirante" [Alejandro Orfila is the new manager of Almirante] (in Spanish). Olé. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Orfila es despedido como DT de Almirante Brown, próximo rival de Patronato | Detalles" [Orfila is fired as manager of Almirante Brown, next opponent of Patronato | Details] (in Spanish). Once Gol. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila es el nuevo entrenador de Temperley" [Alejandro Orfila is the new manager of Temperley] (in Spanish). CA Temperley. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Alejandro Orfila no seguirá en Temperley: quién podría reemplazarlo" [Alejandro Orfila will not continue at Temperley: who might replace him] (in Spanish). La Unión. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "Vuelve un viejo conocido: Alejandro Orfila es el nuevo DT de Barracas" [A well-known face returns: Alejandro Orfila is the new manager of Barracas] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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