John Armijo

John Armijo
Personal information
Full name John Sebastián Armijo Armijo
Date of birth (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Cerrillos, Chile
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Antofagasta (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2016–2019 O'Higgins (youth)
2017–2022 Colegio Marista
2017 O'Higgins (interim)
2018–2019 O'Higgins (assistant)
2020–2021 Deportes Melipilla
2021–2022 Barnechea
2023– Deportes Antofagasta

John Sebastián Armijo Armijo (born 8 November 1981) is a Chilean football manager, currently in charge of Deportes Antofagasta.

Career

Born in Cerrillos, Santiago, Armijo started his career as a fitness coach and joined Marcelo Bielsa's staff in the Chile national team, in 2007 as an assistant to fitness coach Luis María Bonini. He left the staff in 2010 after the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[1] and subsequently worked as a fitness coach at Universidad Católica, O'Higgins, Santiago Wanderers, Cobreloa and Unión Española.[2]

Armijo returned to O'Higgins in 2016 after acquiring his coaching license, and was named manager of the club's youth categories.[3] On 1 August 2017, he was named interim manager after the resignation of Cristián Arán,[4] He stayed in the role for two matches, and subsequently became an assistant of newly appointed Gabriel Milito.

After leaving O'Higgins in 2019, Armijo subsequently worked as a head of youth development at Barnechea before being named manager of Primera B side Deportes Melipilla on 16 December 2020.[5] He led the club to the promotion play-offs, where his side achieved promotion after defeating Unión San Felipe on penalties.

At the same time that he works as manager of Barnechea, he performs as a football commentator and tactical analyst for both the digital media Redgol and the TV channel Vive from VTR.[6]

References

  1. ^ "FUTBOL-Marchesini, nuevo ayudante de DT Bielsa en Chile: medios" [FOOTBALL-Marchesini, new assistant of Bielsa in Chile: news] (in Spanish). Reuters. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ "John Armijo, el disciplinado DT de Melipilla que lo ha hecho todo en el fútbol" [John Armijo, the disciplined manager of Melipilla who has done it all in football] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ John Armijo on LinkedIn
  4. ^ "Ex ayudante chileno de Bielsa es el nuevo DT interino de O'Higgins" [Former Chilean assistant of Bielsa is the new interim manager of O'Higgins] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "El profe John Armijo es el nuevo director técnico de Deportes Melipilla, con la misión de seguir en pelea por el ascenso" [Profe John Armijo is the new manager of Deportes Melipilla, with the mission of remaining on the run for promotion] (in Spanish). RedGol. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ Escobillana, Felipe (18 July 2022). "John Armijo y el traspaso de Pablo Solari: "Obedece a una política institucional de River Plate que en Chile debe empezar a copiarse"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2022. En el programa Vive Redgol, que se emite todos los lunes a las 23 horas a través del canal Vive de VTR y en las plataformas multimedia de Redgol, el panelista y entrenador de Barnechea John Armijo

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