| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Ferrocarril de Salto | ||
| 1996–1998 | Fritsa de Tacuarembó | ||
| 1998–1999 | Huracán Buceo | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Central Español | 27 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Liverpool Montevideo | 31 | (22) |
| 2004–2005 | Nacional | 63 | (46) |
| 2005–2007 | Cádiz | 47 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Racing Ferrol | 30 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Nacional | 20 | (6) |
| 2009 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Unión Española | 22 | (5) |
| 2011 | River Plate Montevideo | 8 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Nacional | 37 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Fenix | 37 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Nacional (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Nacional | ||
| 2019–2021 | Talleres | ||
| 2022 | Internacional | ||
| 2022–2023 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 2023–2024 | Granada | ||
| 2024–2025 | Talleres | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco (born 8 August 1978) is a Uruguayanfootballmanager and former player who played as astriker.
Medina is often nicknamedCacique (Chief) due to his command inside the field during his playing career.[1]
Born inSalto, Medina began his career with local sideFerrocarril de Salto. After representingFritsa de Tacuarembó, he made his professional debuts withHuracán Buceo in 1998.
Medina subsequently representedCentral Español andLiverpool Montevideo, finishing the2003 season as the top scorer. He moved toNacional for the 2004 season, and was again the league's top scorer with 26 goals.[2]
In August 2005, Medina moved abroad and joinedLa Liga sideCádiz.[3] He featured sparingly inhis first season, as his side suffered relegation, and appeared more regularly inhis second, as the club narrowly missed out promotion.
On 31 August 2007, Medina signed forRacing Ferrol also in the Spanish second tier.[4] A first-choice, he only scored three goals as theGalicianssuffered relegation.
Medina returned to his home country and Nacional in June 2008, but left the club in August of the following year to sign forArsenal de Sarandí.[5] He switched teams and countries again in January 2010, after agreeing to a deal withUnión Española,[6] but returned to his home country for the 2011 withRiver Plate Montevideo.
In 2011, Medina returned to Nacional for a third spell.[7] Initially a starter, he fell down the pecking order during the 2013 season, and moved toFenix in August 2014.[8] He retired in the following year, aged 37.
Medina made his full international debut forUruguay on 1 March 2006, coming on as a latesubstitute forDiego Forlán in a 1–2friendly match againstEngland.[9]
In July 2016, Medina returned to his former club Nacional, as a manager of the youth setup.[10] On 12 December of the following year, he was named manager of the first team in the place ofMartín Lasarte.[11]
Medina led Nacional to the Championship play-off in his first season, but lost to eventual championsPeñarol. On 7 December 2018, he resigned.[12]
On 6 June 2019, Medina replaced departingJuan Pablo Vojvoda at the helm ofTalleres in the Argentine top tier.[13] In his first season, he qualified the club to theCopa Sudamericana, and led the side to an impressive third place finish in the2021 campaign; he also reached theFinal of the2019–20 Copa Argentina, but lost on penalties toBoca Juniors.
On 23 December 2021, Medina left Talleres as his contract was due to expire.[14]
On 27 December 2021, Medina was appointed manager ofCampeonato Brasileiro Série A sideInternacional on a one-year contract.[15] He was sacked the following 15 April, after a 1–1 draw with Paraguayan sideGuaireña.[16]
On 24 May 2022, Medina agreed to become the manager ofVélez Sarsfield, returning to Argentina after nearly six months.[17] He left the club on a mutual agreement the following 26 February.[18]
On 27 November 2023, Medina replacedPaco López at the helm ofLa Liga sideGranada.[19] He was dismissed on 19 March 2024, after winning one of his 14 games in charge.[20]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nacional |  | 12 December 2017 | 7 December 2018 | 54 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 86 | 47 | +39 | 059.26 | [21] |
| Talleres |  | 6 June 2019 | 23 December 2021 | 88 | 39 | 26 | 23 | 123 | 94 | +29 | 044.32 | [22] |
| Internacional |  | 27 December 2021 | 15 April 2022 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 035.29 | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | | 24 May 2022 | 26 February 2023 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 027.50 | |
| Granada |  | 27 November 2023 | 19 March 2024 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 007.14 | |
| Talleres | | 1 September 2024 | 3 April 2025 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 027.59 | |
| Career total | 242 | 97 | 74 | 71 | 305 | 261 | +44 | 040.08 | — | |||
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