Daniel Sagman

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Daniel Sagman
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Daniel Sagman
Date of birth (1979-06-21) 21 June 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team information
Current team
Real Tomayapo (manager)
Youth career
YearsTeam
Sportivo Italiano
Almagro
Comunicaciones
Managerial career
2015 Sportivo Unión San Miguel
2015–2017 Juventud Unida
2018–2022 JJ Urquiza
2022 San Miguel
2022 JJ Urquiza
2024 Platense (assistant)
2024 Real Tomayapo (assistant)
2024 Petrolero
2025– Real Tomayapo

Eduardo Daniel Sagman (born 21 June 1979) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Bolivian club Real Tomayapo.

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Career

Born in Buenos Aires, Sagman played for Sportivo Italiano, Almagro and Comunicaciones as a youth before retiring from football at the age of 19. As the minimum age for a managerial degree was 30, he went on to work at the Instituto de Bella Vista as a math teacher for ten years. [1]

After obtaining his managerial license, Sagman began his career in charge of Sportivo Unión de San Miguel in 2015, before taking over Juventud Unida shortly after. [2] Ahead of the 2018 season, he was named manager of JJ Urquiza.

Sagman's led JJ to a first-ever promotion to the Primera B Metropolitana, and reached the final rounds of the 2019–20 Copa Argentina. His different managerial methods became known due to the latter feat, as he taught players chess or trained their reactions with LED lights. [3]

Sagman resigned from Jota in February 2022, [4] and took over San Miguel on 8 March. [5] Sacked in April, [6] he returned to JJ Urquiza on 10 August. [7]

In February 2024, after more than a year without a club, Sagman joined Platense as an assistant of duo Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez. [8] He left the club in June to move abroad, as an assistant of compatriot Pablo Rubinich at Bolivian Primera División side Real Tomayapo.

Sagman left Tomayapo in October 2024 to return to managerial duties, at Petrolero. On 11 July 2025, he returned to Real Tomayapo, now as manager. [9]

References

  1. "Dejó el fútbol a los 19 años, fue profesor de matemáticas y ahora es DT: "Tratamos de que los jugadores tomen clases de ajedrez"" [He left football at the age of 19, was a math teacher and now is a manager: "We make sure that the players have chess classes"] (in Spanish). Bolavip. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. "Daniel Sagman, el profesor de matemáticas que sueña con dirigir en Primera" [Daniel Sagman, the math teacher who dreams on managing in Primera] (in Spanish). Doble Amarilla. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. "El método innovador de Daniel Sagman, en primera persona" [The innovative method of Daniel Sagman, at first hand] (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. "Habemus técnico para el Jota" [Habemus manager for Jota] (in Spanish). Olé. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. "Daniel Sagman es el nuevo DT de San Miguel" [Daniel Sagman is the new manager of San Miguel] (in Spanish). Agencia Popular. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. "¿Quién reemplaza a Sagman?" [Who replaces Sagman?] (in Spanish). Olé. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. "Un viejo conocido regresa a Jota Jota" [A well-known face returns to Jota] (in Spanish). Olé. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. "La dupla Orsi-Gómez asumió al frente del plantel profesional" [The Orsi-Gómez duo took over the first team] (in Spanish). Club Atlético Platense. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. "División Profesional del fútbol boliviano: Daniel Sagman es el elegido para dirigir a Real Tomayapo" [Bolivian football's División Profesional: Daniel Sagman is the chosen one to manage Real Tomayapo] (in Spanish). El Periódico. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.