Marcelo Bielsa

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Bielsa and the second or maternal family name is Caldera.

Marcelo Bielsa

Bielsa in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera
Date of birth	(1955-07-21) 21 July 1955
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
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
2018–2022	Leeds United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo alˈβeɾto ˈβjelsa], nicknamed El Loco Bielsa [ˈloko ˈβjelsa], meaning "Madman Bielsa"; born 21 July 1955) is a former Argentine football player. He was most recently the head coach of Leeds United FC.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 April 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Newell's Old Boys	1990	1992	97	39	38	20	040.2
Atlas	1993	1995	77	29	20	28	037.7
América	1995	1996	33	10	14	9	030.3
Vélez Sársfield	1997	1998	44	23	14	7	052.3
Espanyol	10 July 1998	19 October 1998	12	3	3	6	025.0
Argentina	20 October 1998	15 September 2004	85	56	18	11	065.9
Chile	11 July 2007	4 February 2011	51	28	8	15	054.9
Athletic Bilbao	7 July 2011	30 June 2013	113	43	31	39	038.1
Marseille	17 May 2014	8 August 2015	41	21	7	13	051.2
Lazio	6 July 2016	8 July 2016	0	0	0	0	!—
Lille	24 May 2017	15 December 2017	14	3	4	7	021.4
Leeds United	15 June 2018	27 February 2022	132	69	22	41	052.3
Total			708	324	179	205	045.8