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{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1958)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{for|the politician|Eduardo Bauzá}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Edgardo Bauza
| image          =  Edgardo_bauza_telefono.jpg
| image_size     = 
| caption        = Bauza in 2015
| fullname       = Edgardo Bauza
| height         = 1.89 m
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1958|1|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Granadero Baigorria]], Argentina
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1    = 
| youthclubs1    = 
| years1         = 1977–1982
| clubs1         = [[Rosario Central]]
| caps1          = 310
| goals1         = 80
| years2         = 1983–1985
| clubs2         = [[Junior Barranquilla|Atlético Junior]]
| caps2          = 87
| goals2         = 15
| years3         = 1985–1986
| clubs3         = [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
| caps3          = 7
| goals3         = 1
| years4         = 1986–1989
| clubs4         = [[Rosario Central]]
| caps4          = 130
| goals4         = 22
| years5         = 1990–1991
| clubs5         = [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]]
| caps5          = 31
| goals5         = 3
| totalcaps      = 565
| totalgoals     = 121
| nationalyears1 = 1981–1990
| nationalteam1  = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]<ref>{{NFT|id=15029|name=Edgardo Bauza|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1  = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
| manageryears1  = 1999–2001 |managerclubs1=[[Rosario Central]]
| manageryears2  = 2001–2002 |managerclubs2=[[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sársfield]]
| manageryears3  = 2002–2003 |managerclubs3=[[Club Atlético Colón|Colón]]
| manageryears4  = 2004–2005 |managerclubs4=[[Sporting Cristal]]
| manageryears5  = 2005–2006 |managerclubs5=[[Club Atlético Colón|Colón]]
| manageryears6  = 2006–2008 |managerclubs6=[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]
| manageryears7  = 2009      |managerclubs7=[[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| manageryears8  = 2010–2013 |managerclubs8=[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]
| manageryears9  = 2014–2015 |managerclubs9=[[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
| manageryears10 = 2016      |managerclubs10=[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| manageryears11 = 2016–2017 |managerclubs11=[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| manageryears12 = 2017      |managerclubs12=[[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
| manageryears13 = 2017
| managerclubs13 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| manageryears14 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs14 = [[Rosario Central]]
}}

'''Edgardo Bauza''' (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine [[Association football|football]] manager and former player who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] in Argentina, [[Junior Barranquilla|Atlético Junior]] in Colombia and [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]] in Mexico.

As a manager, Bauza has coached several South American sides, mainly in Argentina, but also teams in Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, as well as Saudi club [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]], and the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]], and [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] national teams.

== Managerial career==

In 2008, Bauza made history by becoming the first manager ever to lead an Ecuadorian club to victory in an international tournament, winning [[2008 Copa Libertadores|that year's Copa Libertadores]]. His team included three Argentine players ([[Damián Manso]], [[Claudio Bieler]] and [[Norberto Araujo]]), along with Paraguayan midfielder [[Enrique Vera]], strong wingers [[Luis Bolaños]] and [[Joffre Guerrón]] and veteran goalkeeper and penalty shootout hero [[José Francisco Cevallos]]. He resigned after losing the [[2008 FIFA Club World Cup]] to [[Manchester United]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/revista?contentId=8901542 |title=Bauza: "Las expectativas son las mejores" |access-date=2008-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224234519/http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/revista?contentId=8901542 |archive-date=2008-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 15 January 2009, the IFFHS ranked him third among the top ten club coaches around the world, only behind [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] and [[Dick Advocaat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.de/|title=IFFHS.de (Fußball Historie & Statistiken)|date=10 April 2020|accessdate=13 January 2024}}</ref> He was also voted the 2008 [[South American Coach of the Year]] by [[Uruguay]]an newspaper ''El País''. After a spell with [[Saudi Professional League|Saudi Arabian]] side [[Al-Nassr FC]], Bauza returned to LDU Quito in December 2009, replacing [[2009 Copa Sudamericana]]-winning manager [[Jorge Fossati]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-12-08-3365994038_x.htm|title=Edgardo Bauza returning to coach Liga de Quito|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=8 December 2009}}</ref> He lost the [[2011 Copa Sudamericana]] finals to [[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]].

In 2013, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Argentine Primera División, where he led the club to its first ever [[Copa Libertadores 2014|Copa Libertadores title in 2014]]. He subsequently signed with São Paulo FC from [[Brazil]] on 17 December 2015. President of club, Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva, said the following words: "I am very happy for signing with a winning coach [...]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn.com.br/noticia/565255_edgardo-bauza-e-o-novo-tecnico-do-sao-paulo|title=Edgardo Bauza é o novo técnico do São Paulo|website=ESPN|accessdate=13 January 2024}}</ref>

After just one season in Brazil, Bauza was appointed as the new manager of the Argentina national team, on 11 August 2016. He was relieved of his duties on 11 April 2017 with the Albiceleste placed fifth in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, with only four teams guaranteed a qualification spot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/official-argentina-sack-manager-bauza/1bvatan4j4m7m1eea33x7gjezr|title=OFFICIAL: Argentina sack manager Bauza &#124; Goal.com|date=11 April 2017|website=www.goal.com|accessdate=13 January 2024}}</ref>

He was appointed as the head coach of [[United Arab Emirates national football team]] in May the same year,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170512123921/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=bauza-named-as-uae-coach-2883733.html FIFA.com]</ref> but narrowly failed to take the team to qualify for the World Cup, with a record of two wins, one draw and one defeat in his tenure. After only four months he resigned from the post to join [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/world-cup-2018-edgardo-bauza-leaves-uae-to-manage-saudi-arabia-in-russia-tournament-1.628667|title = World Cup 2018: Edgardo Bauza leaves UAE to manage Saudi Arabia in Russia tournament| date=16 September 2017 }}</ref> He was sacked from the Saudi Arabian team on 22 November.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171125205153/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=11/news=bauza-sacked-as-saudi-arabia-coach-2920952.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news FIFA.com]</ref>

He was appointed manager of Rosario Central in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Edgardo Bauza, anunciado como nuevo DT de Rosario Central | trans-title = Edgardo Bauza, announced as the new coach of Rosario Central | work = El Universo | date = 17 May 2018 | access-date = 17 May 2018 | url = https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2018/05/17/nota/6764133/edgardo-bauza-anunciado-como-nuevo-dt-rosario-central | language = es}}</ref> 
Bauza guided Rosario Central to win the Copa Argentina 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com.ar/video/clip/_/id/5055053 |title=Bauza: 'Salir campeón con Central es lo máximo' - ESPN Video |website=www.espn.com.ar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210153122/http://www.espn.com.ar/video/clip/_/id/5055053 |archive-date=2018-12-10}}</ref>
After a period with bad results, Rosario decided to fire Bauza on 23 February 2019.<ref>[http://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/rosario-central/2019/02/23/5c7175a0ca474192548b45ec.html Edgardo Bauza deja de ser el director técnico de Rosario Central], ar.marca.com, 23 February 2019</ref>

==Personal life==
On 19 May 2022, it was revealed via Argentine radio that Bauza was suffering from advanced [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/2022/05/20/628778e4ca47410e5f8b4586.html|title=Preocupación por la salud del 'Patón' Bauza por el avance de su Alzheimer|publisher= Marca.com|language= ES|date= 20 May 2022|access-date= 20 May 2022}}</ref>

== Honours==
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===As a player===
'''Rosario Central'''
* [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: [[1980 Argentine Primera División|1980]], [[1986–87 Argentine Primera División|1986-87]]

'''Atlético Junior'''
* [[Categoría Primera A]] runner-up: 1983

'''Argentina'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]

===As a manager===
'''Rosario Central'''
*[[Argentine Primera División]] runner-up: [[1999–2000 Argentine Primera División|1999 Apertura]]
*[[Copa CONMEBOL]] runner-up: [[1998 Copa CONMEBOL finals|1998]]
*[[Copa Argentina]]: [[2017–18 Copa Argentina|2018]]

'''Sporting Cristal'''
*[[Peruvian Primera División]] runner-up: [[2004 Torneo Descentralizado|2004]]

'''L.D.U. Quito'''
*[[Ecuadorian Serie A]]: [[2007 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|2007]], [[2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|2010]]
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[2008 Copa Libertadores|2008]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up:  [[2008 FIFA Club World Cup|2008]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[2010 Recopa Sudamericana|2010]]
*[[J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship|Suruga Bank Championship]] runner-up: [[2010 Suruga Bank Championship|2010]]
*[[Copa Sudamericana]] runner-up: [[Copa Sudamericana 2011|2011]]

'''San Lorenzo'''
*[[Copa Campeonato]] runner-up: [[2013–14 Argentine Primera División season|2014]]
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[2014 Copa Libertadores|2014]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up: [[2014 FIFA Club World Cup|2014]],
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]] runner-up: [[2015 Recopa Sudamericana|2015]]
*[[Argentine Primera División]] runner-up: [[2015 Argentine Primera División|2015]]

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== References==
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== External links==
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* {{BDFA|EDGARDO-BAUZA-1000}}
* {{Sambafoot coach|1974-e-bauza|old_id=512892_bauza}}

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