Walter Zunino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Adrián Zunino | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Platense (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Platense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Platense | 36 | (6) |
| 2000 | River Plate Montevideo | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Vicenza | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Nueva Chicago | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Platense | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | El Porvenir | 69 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Instituto | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Olimpo | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Rafaela | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Platense | 36 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 23 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Aldosivi | 67 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Almirante Brown | 60 | (2) |
| 2016 | Agropecuario | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | El Porvenir | 49 | (7) |
| Total | 442 | (26) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Chacarita Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | San Martín de Tucumán (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Ferro Carril Oeste (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Godoy Cruz (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Atlético Tucumán (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Platense (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Platense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Adrián Zunino (born 13 November 1981) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is the current manager of Platense.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Buenos Aires, Zunino began his career with Platense in 1999, before moving to Uruguayan side River Plate Montevideo in the following year. In 2001, after a period at Italian club Vicenza, he returned to his home country with Primera División side Nueva Chicago, but did not play.
In 2002, Zunino returned to his first club Platense, now in the Primera B Metropolitana, but joined Primera B Nacional club El Porvenir in the following year. He moved to Instituto in the top tier in 2005,[1] where he featured regularly.
In the following years, Zunino represented second division sides Olimpo, Atlético Rafaela, Platense, Gimnasia Jujuy, Aldosivi[2] and Almirante Brown. On 6 February 2016, he signed for Agropecuario.[3]
In 2016, Zunino returned to El Porvenir, and retired with the club in December 2017, aged 36.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]Immediately after retiring, Zunino joined Sebastián Pena's staff at Chacarita Juniors, as his assistant.[4] In the following year, he became the assistant of Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez at San Martín de Tucumán, and subsequently followed the duo to Ferro Carril Oeste, Godoy Cruz, Atlético Tucumán and Platense.[5]
On 23 November 2025, Zunino was appointed manager of Platense for the upcoming season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Un ex Instituto fue confirmado como nuevo DT de Platense" [A former Instituto man was confirmed as new manager of Platense] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Zunino es el nuevo refuerzo de Aldosivi" [Zunino is the new addition of Aldosivi] (in Spanish). La Capital. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Walter Zunino llega a Agropecuario" [Walter Zunino arrives at Agropecuario] (in Spanish). Interior Futbolero. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Cuelga los botines pero sigue en el fútbol" [He retires but remains in football] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Formó parte del cuerpo técnico de Orsi-Gómez y ahora dirigirá a Platense" [He was a part of the technical staff of Orsi-Gómez and now he will manage Platense] (in Spanish). Olé. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Walter Zunino es el nuevo entrenador de Platense" [Walter Zunino is the new manager of Platense] (in Spanish). CA Platense. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.