Alejandro Javier Larrea (born 5 December 1966) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alejandro Javier Larrea Marzol | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-12-05) 5 December 1966 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1988–1990 | Progreso | ||
| 1990–1991 | Sud América | ||
| 1992 | Central Español | ||
| 1992–1994 | Estudiantes | 35 | (4) |
| 1995–1997 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1997 | Aurora | ||
| 1997–1999 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| 1999 | Beijing Guoan | 11 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 2001 | Guangzhou Geely | 9 | (1) |
| 2001 | Tianjin Teda | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ramonense | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992 | Uruguay | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Saprissa (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Santacruceña | ||
| 2007 | Turrialba | ||
| 2007 | Guanacasteca | ||
| 2007–2008 | Puntarenas | ||
| 2008 | Guanacasteca | ||
| 2014 | Hebei Zhongji (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Hebei Zhongji (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Costa Rica (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018 | |||
Larrea earned two caps for Uruguay national football team in 1992.[1] On 21 June 1992, he made his debut and scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Australia.[2][3] He played another match on 4 July 1992 in a 3–1 win over Ecuador.[3]
In July 1999, Larrea transferred to Chinese Jia-A League side Beijing Guoan.[4] On 25 July 1999, he scored his first goal in China in a 3–3 away draw against Shenyang Haishi.[5] He joined Chinese second-tier club Guangzhou Geely in April 2001.[6] On 5 May, he made his debut for Guangzhou and scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against Jiangsu Sainty.[7] Larrea joined another Jia-A League club Tianjin Teda, which was then coached by Uruguayan manager Nelson Agresta, on 28 July 2001.[8] He left the club in August, playing just two FA Cup matches for Tianjin in the two legs of the third round of 2001 Chinese FA Cup.[9]
On 23 December 2013, Larrea was appointed as the assistant coach of Nelson Agresta for China League One club Hebei Zhongji.[10] He became the caretaker manager of the club for the rest of the season on 11 August 2014 after Agresta was sacked.[11]
On 24 August 2015, Larrea was hired to serve as Óscar Ramírez's assistant in the Costa Rica national football team.[12]
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