Argentine footballer and manager
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Juan Pablo Vojvoda Rizzo (born January 13, 1975) is an Argentine 🍋 football manager and former player who played as a central defender.
He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Fortaleza.
Playing 🍋 career [ edit ]
Born in General Baldissera but raised in Cruz Alta, Vojvoda joined Newell's Old Boys' youth setup at 🍋 the age of 14.
[1] He made his senior debut with the main squad in 1995, and went on to feature 🍋 regularly in the following seven seasons, never establishing himself as a regular starter.
In 2002 Vojvoda moved abroad, after signing for 🍋 Segunda División side SD Compostela on loan for one year.
[2] He stayed in the country for the following six seasons, 🍋 representing Algeciras CF,[3] Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa[4] and CD Baza.[5]
Vojvoda returned to his home country on 15 July 2009, joining 🍋 Tiro Federal of the Primera B Nacional.
[6] He subsequently played for Sportivo Belgrano[7] and Sarmiento de Leones,[8] retiring with the 🍋 latter in 2013 at the age of 38.
Managerial career [ edit ]
Newell's Old Boys [ edit ]
Shortly after retiring Vojvoda 🍋 took up coaching, being in charge of the youth categories of his first club Newell's.
On 10 July 2015, he was 🍋 named manager of the club's reserve side.
[9] He was also an interim manager of the first team for two occasions: 🍋 in 2016[10] and in 2017.[11]
Defensa y Justicia [ edit ]
On 7 October 2017, Vojvoda was named manager of Defensa y 🍋 Justicia.
[12] He left the club on 28 May 2018, after receiving an offer from fellow league team Talleres de Córdoba.[13]
Talleres 🍋 de Córdoba [ edit ]
Vojvoda was announced as manager of Talleres on 28 May 2018, just hours after leaving Defensa.
[14] 🍋 On 23 May 2019, he agreed to leave the club on a mutual agreement.
[15]Huracán [ edit ]
In May 2019, Vojvoda 🍋 was appointed manager of Club Atlético Huracán for the 2019–20 season.
[16] He was sacked on 15 September, after a 4–0 🍋 loss to River Plate and only one win in seven matches.[17]
Unión La Calera [ edit ]
Vojvoda took over Chilean Primera 🍋 División side Unión La Calera on 30 December 2019.
[18] He led the club to the second position of the 2020 🍋 Chilean Primera División, qualifying the club to the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history.
On 18 February 2021, 🍋 Vojvoda left La Calera on a mutual agreement.
[19]Fortaleza [ edit ]
On 4 May 2021, Vojvoda was appointed head coach of 🍋 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza.
[20] He won the first title of his career late in the month, as the 🍋 club defeated rivals Ceará to lift the 2021 Campeonato Cearense.[21]
Vojvoda led Fortaleza to their first ever qualification to the Copa 🍋 Libertadores, after finishing in an impressive fourth position in the 2021 Série A.
[22] He lifted a second consecutive title of 🍋 the Cearense in 2022, and also won the year's Copa do Nordeste.[23][24]
Vojvoda led Fortaleza to a second consecutive Libertadores qualification 🍋 after finishing eighth in the 2022 Série A, despite ending the first round of the tournament in the last position.
[25] 🍋 He renewed his contract with the club until 2024 on 18 November 2022,[26] and won the 2023 Campeonato Cearense, his 🍋 fourth accolade while in charge of Leão.[27]
Personal life [ edit ]
Born in Argentina, Vojvoda is of Croatian and Italian descent, 🍋 and holds an Italian passport.[28][29]
Career statistics [ edit ]
Managerial statistics [ edit ]
As of match played 19 August 2023Honours [ 🍋 edit ]Manager [ edit ]Fortaleza
