Former Manchester United player Gabriel Heinze has been appointed as the new manager of his former club Newell’s Old Boys.
The former Reds left back began his career in 1996 with the Argentine outfit, before leaving to spend 7 seasons playing in Spain and France.
And after stints in Portugal and Italy too, the 72-time Argentine player retired at Newell’s in 2014, but is now back as their new boss, The BBC reports.
Heinze joined United when he was 25 from Paris St Germain, and with Sir Alex Ferguson he made 83 appearances in 3 seasons at Old Trafford.
An attacking full-back, he scored on his debut against Bolton and recorded 2 goals in one match, in a 3–0 away win at Debreceni in the Champions League.
A regular at full-back, Heinze suffered an injury that would sideline him for much of the 2005/06 season, prompting Ferguson to buy a replacement, bringing in Patrice Evra.
And after struggling to get the Frenchman out of the side, Heinze would later fall out with the United manager and demand a transfer to Liverpool.
With the result inevitable, the Argentine was eventually sold to Real Madrid, then enjoyed spells in Marseille and Rome before returning to his home country for the last 2 seasons of his career.
After retiring at Newell’s, Heinze went on to manage three different First Division teams and most recently was a manager at MLS side Atlanta United.
The Old Boys had enjoyed a strong start to the season under Javier Sanguinetti, sitting top of the league for a while before the experienced manager resigned.
But with the team currently languishing in a familiar mid-table position, caretaker boss Adrian Coria, who is widely regarded as Lionel Messi’s first manager, has been replaced by Heinze.
The former United will have high hopes of bringing some glory back to this famous old Argentina team, with no trophies or success in almost three decades, his football experience may prove invaluable.
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