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![]() Russo in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Marcelo Russo | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Ensenada, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Estudiantes LP | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1990 | Estudiantes LP | 86 | (16) |
1991 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Platense | 9 | (1) |
1992 | Atlético Marbella | ||
1993 | Huracán | ||
1994 | Comunicaciones | ||
1995 | Racing de Olavarría | ||
1995–1996 | Temperley | ||
International career | |||
1987 | Argentina U20 | ||
1987–1988 | Argentina U23 | ||
Managerial career | |||
2000–2006 | Estudiantes LP (youth) | ||
2006 | Monarcas Morelia (assistant) | ||
2007–2008 | Estudiantes LP (youth) | ||
2008 | Estudiantes LP (interim) | ||
2009 | Argentinos Juniors (assistant) | ||
2010 | Racing Club (assistant) | ||
2011 | Instituto (assistant) | ||
2013 | Sporting Cristal (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | San Lorenzo (youth) | ||
2018–2020 | San Lorenzo (youth) | ||
2021 | Unión La Calera (assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Gimnasia Jujuy (assistant) | ||
2023 | Melgar (assistant) | ||
2024 | Jorge Wilstermann (assistant) | ||
2024 | Unión Comercio | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alejandro Marcelo Russo (born 13 February 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Russo played mainly for Estudiantes de La Plata and Argentinos Juniors, among other clubs. He also represented Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, making two appearances in the competition.
In October 1990, Russo went on trial at Manchester United, for whom he made two reserve team appearances.
After being an assistant and youth manager, Russo joined Gastón Ramondino's staff at Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann in 2024. On 13 June of that year, he was named manager of the club, [1] but he left the club on 8 July without managing in a single match. [2]
On 22 August 2024, Russo took over Peruvian side Unión Comercio.