Fabbiani to manage in the Champions League: Ogro's exotic new stop | OneFootball

The North Macedonian club welcomed the former Newell’s coach, who will take on his first experience outside the country.

Cristian Fabbiani was introduced this Monday as the new manager of Vardar Skopje and will have his first experience as a head coach outside Argentina. The former Newell’s coach will take charge of the reigning North Macedonian champion, a team that will also compete in the Champions League qualifying stage.

The announcement was made by the club itself on social media, where they highlighted the Argentine’s arrival with a welcome message and a description of his footballing profile. “He arrives with a clear vision: modern, attacking, and disciplined football,” the North Macedonian institution said.

Fabbiani had been in North Macedonia since early April, following the departure of Goce Sedloski, who decided to leave the position to take over the national team. Since then, the Argentine coach began familiarizing himself with the club’s operations and the local football scene before officially signing on.

Vardar comes into this after winning the 12th league title in its history and qualifying for the next edition of the Champions League, where it will begin in the first qualifying round. The team ended the season on a nine-match unbeaten run, with eight wins and one draw, and finished the tournament nine points ahead of its closest challenger. Overall, it recorded 26 wins, five draws, and just two losses.

This will be Fabbiani’s fifth spell as a coach. He previously managed Fénix, Deportivo Riestra, Deportivo Merlo, and Newell’s. At the Rosario club, he was in charge between February and October of last year, a period in which he managed 27 matches, with eight wins, ten draws, and nine losses.

After his presentation, “El Ogro” also shared a message on social media in which he reflected on his journey through Argentine football and praised this new stage in Europe. “Today I am living a unique experience. At 42 years old, I am in Europe, at the club with the most trophies in Macedonia. And the best thing that can happen to a coach is happening to me: competing in the Champions League”

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