Alejandro Larrea

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1966)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Alejandro Larrea

| fullname = Alejandro Javier Larrea Marzol

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|05|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| image = Alejandro Larrea.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Larrea as Costa Rica manager

| height = {{height|m=1.77}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Progreso (manager)

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1= 1983–1988

| clubs1= Montevideo Wanderers

| caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2= 1988–1990

| clubs2= Progreso

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| years3= 1990–1991

| clubs3= Sud América

| caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4= 1992

| clubs4= Central Español

| caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5= 1992–1994

| clubs5= Estudiantes

| caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 4

| years6= 1995–1997

| clubs6= Atlético Marte

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| years7= 1997

| clubs7= Aurora

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| years8= 1997–1999

| clubs8= Deportivo Saprissa

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| years9= 1999

| clubs9= Beijing Guoan

| caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 1

| years10= 2000–2001

| clubs10= Montevideo Wanderers

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| years11= 2001

| clubs11= Guangzhou Geely

| caps11 = 9 | goals11 = 1

| years12= 2001

| clubs12= Tianjin Teda

| caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0

| years13= 2001–2002

| clubs13= Montevideo Wanderers

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| years14= 2003–2004

| clubs14= Ramonense

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| nationalyears1= 1992

| nationalteam1= Uruguay

| nationalcaps1= 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs1 = Deportivo Saprissa (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2006 | managerclubs2 = Santacruceña

| manageryears3 = 2007 | managerclubs3 = Turrialba

| manageryears4 = 2007 | managerclubs4 = Guanacasteca

| manageryears5 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs5 = Puntarenas

| manageryears6 = 2008 | managerclubs6 = Guanacasteca

| manageryears7 = 2014 | managerclubs7 = Hebei Zhongji (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2014 | managerclubs8 = Hebei Zhongji (caretaker)

| manageryears9 = 2015–2018 | managerclubs9 = Costa Rica (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2019 | managerclubs10 = {{ill|Puerto Golfito F.C.|lt=Puerto Golfito|es|Puerto Golfito Fútbol Club}}

| manageryears11 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs11 = Sacachispas

| manageryears12 = 2022 | managerclubs12 = {{ill|C.D. Parque del Plata|lt=Parque del Plata|es|Club Deportivo Parque del Plata}}

| manageryears13 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs13 = Progreso (youth)

| manageryears14 = 2025 | managerclubs14 = Progreso (interim)

| manageryears15 = 2025– | managerclubs15 = Progreso

}}

Alejandro Javier Larrea (born 5 December 1966) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Progreso.

Career

Larrea earned two caps for Uruguay national football team in 1992.{{NFT player|pid=16632}} On 21 June 1992, he made his debut and scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1992A.html|title=Socceroo Internationals for 1992|publisher=ozfootball.net|date=|access-date=12 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-intres1995.html|title=Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995|date=|website=RSSSF|access-date=12 June 2018}} He played another match on 4 July 1992 in a 3–1 win over Ecuador.

In July 1999, Larrea transferred to Chinese Jia-A League side Beijing Guoan.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/9907/073043.shtml|title=颇具威力的"金三角"--评国安队"外援"|publisher=Sina|date=30 July 1999|access-date=12 June 2018}} On 25 July 1999, he scored his first goal in China in a 3–3 away draw against Shenyang Haishi.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/9909/215455.shtml|title=卡西亚诺、巴雷德斯、拉雷阿"铿锵"国安|publisher=Sina|date=21 September 1999|access-date=12 June 2018}} He joined Chinese second-tier club Guangzhou Geely in April 2001.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/27135166.shtml|title=引援工作迈出实质性一步广州吉利签下外援亚历山大|publisher=Sina|date=27 April 2001|access-date=12 June 2018}} On 5 May, he made his debut for Guangzhou and scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against Jiangsu Sainty.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/57/28/sports_news163152857.shtml|title="主场龙"运气不佳江苏舜天主场撼平广州吉利|publisher=Sina|date=5 May 2001|access-date=12 June 2018}} Larrea joined another Jia-A League club Tianjin Teda, which was then coached by Uruguayan manager Nelson Agresta, on 28 July 2001.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2001-07-29/29165982.shtml|title="第五位外援"亮相泰达原是广州吉利旧将|publisher=Sina|date=28 July 2001|access-date=12 June 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2001-08-13/13170957.shtml|title=泰达-内尔松回家游说等着卡斯蒂亚诺回来|publisher=Sina|date=13 August 2001|access-date=12 June 2018}}

On 23 December 2013, Larrea was appointed as the assistant coach of Nelson Agresta for China League One club Hebei Zhongji.{{cite web|url=http://news.163.com/13/1226/19/9H1UUMOD00014AEE.html |title=中甲新军请冠军教头河北中基签前乌拉圭主帅|publisher=Netease|date=26 December 2013|access-date=12 June 2018}} He became the caretaker manager of the club for the rest of the season on 11 August 2014 after Agresta was sacked.{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/14/0812/18/A3FFJHKD00051C89.html |title=河北中基高层证实内尔松下课马林接过帅印|publisher=Netease|date=12 August 2014|access-date=12 June 2018}}

On 24 August 2015, Larrea was hired to serve as Óscar Ramírez's assistant in the Costa Rica national football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Fedefutbol-Alejandro-Larrea-contrato-Alajuelense_0_1507849304.html|title=Fedefútbol arregló con Alejandro Larrea y contrató al analista de videos de Alajuelense|publisher=La Nación|date=24 August 2015|access-date=12 June 2018}}