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Marcelo Bielsa: Tactics| Book| Salary| Wife
Marcelo Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine professional football manager and current head coach of Premier League club Leeds United. He is also a former player and played as a defender of Newell’s Old Boys, Instituto de Córdoba and Argentina’s Deraborio.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Leeds United (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1977 | Newell’s Old Boys | 25 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Instituto | 40 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Argentino (R) | 48 | (0) |
Total | 113 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
1980–1990 | Newell’s Old Boys (youth coach) | ||
1990–1992 | Newell’s Old Boys | ||
1993–1995 | Atlas | ||
1995–1996 | América | ||
1997–1998 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
1998 | Espanyol | ||
1998–2004 | Argentina | ||
2007–2011 | Chile | ||
2011–2013 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2014–2015 | Marseille | ||
2016 | Lazio | ||
2017 | Lille | ||
2018– | Leeds United |
Tactics
Bielsa plays a 4-1-4-1 formation which is a changed / modern version of his classic 3-3-1-3 formation, which has not worked smoothly for Leeds. When playing under El Loco, players are encouraged to roam continuously to explore the passing avenue.
Bielsa is renowned as a clever tactic that carefully analyzes opponents. During his job interview with Leeds it became clear that he had studied and could miss all 46 matches of the team from the previous season, including opposition formations.
Book
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The book includes Marcelo Bielsa’s strategy (and playing philosophy): playing from behind against high-pressure teams; Complete analysis of their 4-2-3- 1, 3-3.
Salary
Bielsa agreed to extend his contract with Leeds in 2020, securing his future at Elland Road for another season. While the details of Bielsa’s salary are not publicized, the Daily Star reports that he was earning £ 6m ($ 8m) a year, which works out to £ 3m ($ 4m) after tax.
Wife
Marcelo Bielsa was born on July 21, 1955 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina as Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera. He has been married to Laura Bracalenti since 1990. They have a child.
But while his brother and sister followed the family tradition while pursuing a career in law and politics – his brother Rafael is the Argentine ambassador to Chile – Bycella became a student of football.