Matías Biscay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
River Plate (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | River Plate | 5 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Huracán | 40 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Lugano | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Compostela | 44 | (1) |
| Total | 96 | (8) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matías Biscay (born 5 March 1974) is an Argentinian former professional footballer who is first-team coach of River Plate.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Biscay began his career at River Plate, playing five Primera División games and winning the 1996 Copa Libertadores, before moving to fellow Buenos Aires-based club Huracán. Biscay's stay at Huracán lasted two seasons, playing 40 times in the Primera División, scoring seven.[1]
In 1998, Biscay moved to Europe to play for Swiss club Lugano, making seven league appearances for Lugano.[2] In 1999, Biscay signed for Spanish club Compostela, playing 44 times in the Segunda División, scoring once.[citation needed] Biscay retired at the age of 28, following legal issues with Compostela.[3]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]In 2011, Biscay was appointed assistant manager of Uruguayan club Nacional.[citation needed]
In 2014, Biscay moved to former club River Plate, taking up the role of assistant manager.[citation needed] In 2018, following the suspension of manager Marcelo Gallardo, Biscay filled in as River Plate manager in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals against rivals Boca Juniors.[4]
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San Fernando de la Buena Vista
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine men's footballers
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Segunda División players
- Swiss Super League players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- FC Lugano players
- SD Compostela footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Argentine football coaches
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine football defender, 1970s birth stubs