title: Diego Flores (footballer)
text: # Diego Flores (footballer)
  
  Rodolfo Diego Flores (born 11 December 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played mainly as a midfielder.
  
  ## Career
  
  Born in Córdoba, Flores only played amateur football before deciding he would become a coach at the age of 24. He began his managerial career with General Paz Juniors, later working at Taborín's youth categories and Sportivo Belgrano de Almafuerte before moving to Ireland in 2013 to study for UEFA qualifications.
  
  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. After leaving Ireland at the end of 2013, he moved to Southampton where he met Mauricio Pochettino, and later Marcelo Bielsa; after a chat with Diego Reyes, a member of Bielsa's staff, he was invited by Bielsa to join his coaching staff at Olympique de Marseille.
  
  Flores worked under Bielsa for a total of seven years, at Lazio, Lille OSC and Leeds United. On 31 August 2021, he was appointed manager of Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz.
  
  Flores' first professional match occurred on 5 September 2021, a 4–0 home routing of Gimnasia La Plata. The following April, he left the club on a mutual agreement.
  
  On 3 November 2022, Flores returned to Godoy Cruz, after being appointed manager for the upcoming season, but again left the club the following 10 April, after being dismissed.
  
  