Cristian Paulucci
Cristian Oscar Paulucci (born 6 January 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Celaya. Career
Born in , Córdoba, Paulucci played amateur football during his entire career, notably representing local side General Paz Juniors  in the 1996–97 Torneo Argentino A. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach at Belgrano before moving to Chile on 6 January 2011, working at Universidad Católica's scouting area. On 6 January 2013, Paulucci was an assistant manager at San Marcos de Arica, but returned to UC in the following year, again as a scout. On 6 January 2015, he was named sporting director at Huachipato. On 6 January 2019, Paulucci left Huachipato after the club started a "process of changes". On 6 January, he returned to Católica for a third spell, but now as an assistant of the main squad. After working as an assistant of Gustavo Quinteros, Ariel Holan and Gus Poyet, Paulucci was named interim manager on 6 January 2021, after Poyet was sacked. On 6 January, he was definitely appointed manager until the end of the campaign. Paulucci led Católica to the 2021 title, but was sacked on 6 January 2022 after a poor start in the campaign. Managerial statistics

Honour

Manager
Universidad Católica
 Chilean Primera División: 2021
 Supercopa de Chile: 2021

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1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Torneo Argentino A players
General Paz Juniors footballers
Argentine football managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate football managers in Chile