| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodolfo Diego Flores[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-12-11) 11 December 1980 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Martín de Tucumán (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Las Flores | |||
| 2000–2006 | Sportivo Belgrano Almafuerte | ||
| Progreso de Noetinger | |||
| 2009 | Sportivo Belgrano Almafuerte | ||
| 2013 | Kingswood Castle | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| General Paz Juniors (youth) | |||
| Taborín (youth) | |||
| 2012 | Sportivo Belgrano Almafuerte | ||
| 2013 | Kingswood Castle (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Lazio (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Lille (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Leeds United (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 2023 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 2024– | San Martín de Tucumán | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodolfo Diego Flores (born 11 December 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played mainly as a midfielder. He is the current manager of San Martín de Tucumán.
Born in Córdoba, Flores only played amateur football before deciding he would become a coach at the age of 24.[2] He began his managerial career with General Paz Juniors, later working at Taborín's youth categories and Sportivo Belgrano de Almafuerte[1][3] before moving to Ireland in 2013 to study for UEFA qualifications.[4]
While in Ireland, Flores worked as a barista in a coffeehouse and played for Dublin-based side Kingswood Castle; at the club, he also helped managing the youth teams.[4] After leaving Ireland at the end of 2013, he moved to Southampton where he met Mauricio Pochettino, and later Marcelo Bielsa;[4] after a chat with Diego Reyes, a member of Bielsa's staff,[5] he was invited by Bielsa to join his coaching staff at Olympique de Marseille.[6]
Flores worked under Bielsa for a total of seven years, at Lazio, Lille OSC and Leeds United.[6] On 31 August 2021, he was appointed manager of Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[7]
Flores' first professional match occurred on 5 September 2021, a 4–0 home routing of Gimnasia La Plata.[8] The following April, he left the club on a mutual agreement.[9]
On 3 November 2022, Flores returned to Godoy Cruz, after being appointed manager for the upcoming season,[10] but again left the club the following 10 April, after being dismissed.[11]
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