| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Varini Dizioli | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juárez (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Defensor Sporting | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Uruguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Defensor Sporting (youth) | ||
| 2021 | Rentistas | ||
| 2022–2023 | Cruzeiro (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Valladolid (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 2024 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 2025– | Juárez | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martín Varini Dizioli (born 2 August 1991) is a Uruguayanfootballmanager and former player who played as acentral defender. He is the manager ofJuárez.
Born inMontevideo, Varini joinedDefensor Sporting's youth setup in 2004, aged 13.[1] He was promoted to the first team in 2011, and also took part of the2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores Final againstRiver Plate.[2]
Varini moved to Italy in 2013 to join Italian sideVarese, but the move did not materialize. Upon returning, he retired at the age of just 22.[3]
After retiring, Varini graduated inbusiness administration before returning to his former club Defensor in February 2017, as manager of the youth team.[2][4] On 9 April 2021, at the age of just 29, he replacedAlejandro Cappuccio as manager ofPrimera División sideRentistas,[5] and became the youngest manager of the2021 Copa Libertadores.[6]
Varini's managerial debut occurred on 21 April 2021, in a 1–1 Libertadores home draw againstRacing Club.[7] On 2 October, after only four wins in 25 matches, he left Rentistas on a mutual agreement.[8]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Varini joinedPaulo Pezzolano's staff at Brazilian clubCruzeiro, as his assistant.[9] He followed Pezzolano to Spanish clubReal Valladolid, but left on 7 December 2023 to take overDefensor Sporting back in his home country.[10]
Varini resigned from Defensor on 7 July 2024, after accepting an offer from a Brazilian club,[11] and was announced as head coach ofAthletico Paranaense two days later.[12] He was sacked from the latter club on 23 September.[13]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Rentistas |  | 9 April 2021 | 2 October 2021 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 016.00 | |
| Defensor Sporting | | 7 December 2023 | 7 July 2024 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 053.85 | |
| Athletico Paranaense |  | 9 July 2024 | 23 September 2024 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 047.37 | |
| Juárez |  | 29 November 2024 | present | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 035.00 | |
| Career total | 110 | 41 | 32 | 37 | 143 | 144 | −1 | 037.27 | — | |||
Defensor Sporting