Omar Labruna


Omar Raúl Labruna is a former Argentine footballer and current coach of Primera División club Nueva Chicago.

Biography

"Omarcito" Labruna started his playing career at River Plate in 1976 during his father Ángel's time as manager of the club. He left River in 1981 and had spells with Quilmes, Platense and Deportivo Italiano.
Labruna spent several years working in coaching and as an assistant manager before becoming the manager of Belgrano de Córdoba in 2003. He then joined Huracán de Tres Arroyos and led the small provincial team to 2nd place in the Primera B Nacional in the Cluasura 2004 championship
In 2005, he became the manager of Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in the Primera División Argentina and in 2006 he was appointed as the manager of Colombian side Deportivo Cali. In 2008, he took over as manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and was fired on 11 March 2009.
In March 2009, Labruna returned to Belgrano de Córdoba of the 2nd division.