Mariano Messera

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Mariano Messera
Personal information
Full name Mariano Messera
Date of birth (1978-02-23) 23 February 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002 Gimnasia La Plata 160 (36)
2002 Cruz Azul 16 (1)
2003–2004 Rosario Central 49 (5)
2004 Catania 5 (0)
2005 San Lorenzo 13 (0)
2006 O'Higgins 14 (3)
2006–2007 Skoda Xanthi 22 (3)
2007–2008 Rosario Central 20 (0)
2008–2010 Gimnasia La Plata 45 (3)
2010–2012 San Martín San Juan 23 (2)
2012–2014 Deportivo Morón 25 (0)
2015 Barrio Traut
Managerial career
2017 Gimnasia La Plata (caretaker)
2020–2021 Gimnasia La Plata
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariano Messera (born 23 February 1978) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Posadas, Messera started his playing career in 1997 for Gimnasia La Plata, where he played 160 league games and scored 36 goals.

In 2002, he played for Cruz Azul in Mexico before returning to Argentina to play for Rosario Central until 2004 when he had a short spell with Calcio Catania.

In 2005, Messera played for San Lorenzo, O'Higgins in Chile, and Skoda Xanthi of Greece before returning to Rosario Central in 2007.

Coaching career

After Gustavo Alfaro was fired in May 2017, Messera and Leandro Martini was appointed joint caretaker manager. [1] In November 2019, the duo was appointed caretaker managers once again after Diego Maradona left. [2] However, two days later, Maradona rejoined the club.

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