 Lasarte as a manager ofReal Sociedad in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-03-20)20 March 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | Rentistas | ||
| 1986 | Central Español | ||
| 1987 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 1988 | Nacional Montevideo | ||
| 1989–1992 | Deportivo La Coruña | 122 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Defensor | ||
| 1995 | Rentistas | ||
| 1996 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 1998–1999 | Rentistas | ||
| 2000–2001 | Bella Vista | ||
| 2002 | Al Wasl | ||
| 2003–2004 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nacional Montevideo | ||
| 2007 | Millonarios | ||
| 2008–2009 | Danubio | ||
| 2009–2011 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2012–2013 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2014–2015 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2016–2017 | Nacional Montevideo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2021–2022 | Chile | ||
| 2024–2025 | Nacional Montevideo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide (born 20 March 1961) is a Uruguayan formerfootballer who played as adefender, and recently themanager ofNacional Montevideo.
He represented five teams in his country, and also had a three-and-a-half-year spell in Spain withDeportivo during a 16-year senior career.
Lasarte began working as a coach in 1996, and managed several clubs over the next decades includingNacional where he also had played.
Lasarte was born inMontevideo to aSpanish father and an Uruguayan mother, with the former having immigrated from theBasque Country.[1] In his country, he representedC.A. Rentistas (two spells),Central Español,Rampla Juniors (twice),Club Nacional de Football andDefensor Sporting, winning four major titles with the fourth club including the1988 edition of theCopa Libertadores followed by theIntercontinental Cup.
Abroad, Lasarte played four seasons forDeportivo de La Coruña in Spain. In1990–91 he helped theGalicians return toLa Liga, appearing in 35 complete matchesthe following campaign as the side finally avoided relegation. He also acted ascaptain in several games.[2][3]
Lasarte's career as manager began at the age of 35 withRampla Juniors, which he led tothe second position in thePrimera División in the 1996Clausura. In the following years he was in charge of several clubs, includingAl Wasl F.C. from theUnited Arab Emirates in 2002, which he joined with the side in last place, eventually leading them to fifth.
In 2003, Lasarte was appointed atClub Atlético River Plate (Montevideo), helping to promotion from theSegunda División in his second season. He led his following team, Nacional de Uruguay, to two consecutive national championships.[4] After finishing fifth in the2006–07 Apertura he did not have his contract renewed and left,[5] going on to have a very brief spell inColombia.
After one season withDanubio F.C. in his country, Lasarte returned to the land of his father and signed forReal Sociedad in theSegunda División.[6] Inhis first season they returned to the top flight after an absence of three years and, in late August 2010, he extended his contract until June 2012.[7]
In2010–11, Real were close to thequalifying positions to theUEFA Europa League late into the first half of the campaign, but eventually had to wait until the last matchday to be safe from relegation, which eventually happened. On 24 May 2011, however, he was relieved of his duties.[8][9]
On 15 May 2014, Lasarte was named manager ofClub Universidad de Chile.[10] In June 2016, in the same capacity, he returned to Nacional.[11]
Lasarte was appointed atEgyptian Premier League'sAl Ahly SC in December 2018.[12] He led the club to its 41st national championship inhis first season[13] but, on 18 August 2019, was dismissed after beingousted from theEgypt Cup byPyramids FC.[14]
On 10 February 2021, theFootball Federation of Chile announced Lasarte astheir national team's new coach.[15] On April 1, 2022, Martin Lasarte decided not to continue with the Chile national team.[16]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Rampla Juniors |  | 1 July 1996 | 31 December 1997 | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 029.55 |
| Rentistas | 1 January 1998 | 31 December 1999 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 030.23 | |
| Bella Vista | 18 October 2000 | 21 August 2001 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 033.33 | |
| Al Wasl |  | 1 November 2002 | 1 April 2003 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 030.00 |
| River Plate | | 20 May 2003 | 31 December 2004 | 50 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 068.00 |
| Nacional | 1 May 2005 | 31 December 2006 | 94 | 52 | 24 | 18 | 055.32 | |
| Millonarios |  | 11 July 2007 | 3 September 2007 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 022.22 |
| Danubio | | 22 April 2008 | 11 May 2009 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 038.00 |
| Real Sociedad |  | 1 July 2009 | 24 May 2011 | 83 | 34 | 17 | 32 | 040.96 |
| Universidad Católica |  | 4 June 2012 | 17 December 2013 | 93 | 50 | 21 | 22 | 053.76 |
| Universidad de Chile | 1 June 2014 | 31 December 2015 | 74 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 052.70 | |
| Nacional | | 13 June 2016 | 31 December 2017 | 61 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 065.57 |
| Al-Ahly |  | 1 January 2018 | 18 August 2019 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 067.50 |
| Chile | | 14 February 2021 | 1 April 2022 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 031.82 |
| Nacional | | 17 June 2024 | 30 March 2025 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 060.53 |
| Total | 758 | 371 | 167 | 220 | 048.94 | |||
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