Alejandro Mancuso

{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1968)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| image =

|image_size = 200

|caption = Mancuso with Argentina in 1993

| name = Alejandro Mancuso

| fullname = Alejandro Victor Mancuso

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ciudadela, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| years1 = 1988–1989

| years2 = 1989–1993

| years3 = 1993–1994

| years4 = 1995

| years5 = 1996–1997

| years6 = 1997–1998

| years7 = 1998

| years8 = 1999

| years9 = 2000

| clubs1 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| clubs2 = Vélez Sársfield

| clubs3 = Boca Juniors

| clubs4 = Palmeiras

| clubs5 = Flamengo

| clubs6 = Independiente

| clubs7 = Badajoz

| clubs8 = Santa Cruz

| clubs9 = Bella Vista

| caps1 = 1

| caps2 = 94

| caps3 = 55

| caps4 = 57

| caps5 = 66

| caps6 = 20

| caps7 = 12

| caps8 = 0

| caps9 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 6

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 =

| goals9 =

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1994

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = July 2007

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ARG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}

{{Medal|W|1993 Ecuador|}}

{{MedalCompetition|CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions}}

{{Medal|W|1993 Argentina|}}

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Alejandro Víctor Mancuso (born 4 September 1968 in Ciudadela) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.

During his club career in Argentina he played for Ferro Carril Oeste, Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Boca Juniors and Club Atlético Independiente. He is one of the best friends of Alejandro Sabella.

After leaving his country, he played in Brazil, Spain and Uruguay. In 1996, he played for Flamengo where he won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship and the 1996 Copa de Oro.{{Cite news|url=https://ludopedio.org.br/arquibancada/metade-homem-metade-cavalo-mancuso-o-hibrido|title=Metade homem, metade cavalo: Mancuso, o híbrido!|work=Ludopédio|date=1 February 2023|access-date=25 May 2025|lang=pt}}{{Cite news|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/mancuso-o-gringo-que-nao-trocava-a-camisa-do-fla-qual-no-brasil-e-melhor.ghtml|title=Mancuso, o gringo que não trocava a camisa do Fla: "Qual no Brasil é melhor?"|access-date=25 May 2025|lang=pt}} Flamengo's supporters still remember his class and his courage in the matches.

In November 2008, Diego Armando Maradona was named coach of Argentina national football team and Mancuso joined him in the commission. He also said that after this cycle he intends to manage Flamengo.