John Armijo Chilean football manager
John Sebastián Armijo Armijo (born 8 November 1981) is a Chilean football manager .
Career
Born in Cerrillos , Santiago , Armijo started his career as a fitness coach and joined Marcelo Bielsa 's staff in the Chile national team , in 2007 as an assistant to fitness coach Luis María Bonini. He left the staff in 2010 after the 2010 FIFA World Cup ,[ 1] Universidad Católica , O'Higgins , Santiago Wanderers , Cobreloa and Unión Española .[ 2]
Armijo returned to O'Higgins in 2016 after acquiring his coaching license, and was named manager of the club's youth categories.[ 3] Cristián Arán ,[ 4] Gabriel Milito .
After leaving O'Higgins in 2019, Armijo subsequently worked as a head of youth development at Barnechea before being named manager of Primera B side Deportes Melipilla on 16 December 2020.[ 5] promotion play-offs , where his side achieved promotion after defeating Unión San Felipe on penalties.
In 2023, Armijo assumed as manager of Deportes Antofagasta . He was sacked in June 2024 for ambiguous reasons.[ 6] sport manager of Bolivian club GV San José , he was appointed manager of Deportes Santa Cruz .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
References
↑ "FUTBOL-Marchesini, nuevo ayudante de DT Bielsa en Chile: medios" [ FOOTBALL-Marchesini, new assistant of Bielsa in Chile: news] (in Spanish). Reuters . 16 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .↑ "John Armijo, el disciplinado DT de Melipilla que lo ha hecho todo en el fútbol" [ John Armijo, the disciplined manager of Melipilla who has done it all in football] (in Spanish). La Tercera . 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .↑ "John Armijo" . LinkedIn .↑ "Ex ayudante chileno de Bielsa es el nuevo DT interino de O'Higgins" [ Former Chilean assistant of Bielsa is the new interim manager of O'Higgins] (in Spanish). Diario AS . 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .↑ "El profe John Armijo es el nuevo director técnico de Deportes Melipilla, con la misión de seguir en pelea por el ascenso" [ Profe John Armijo is the new manager of Deportes Melipilla, with the mission of remaining on the run for promotion] (in Spanish). RedGol. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .↑ Vega, Diego (11 June 2024). "Escándalo en el Ascenso: la historia de un "engaño" que terminó con el DT despedido" . Diario AS . Retrieved 13 June 2024 . ↑ Silva Rojas, Carlos (9 May 2025). "Fue clave en la Generación Dorada, tuvo un escandaloso despido y ahora se alista para volver a dirigir" . RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2025 . ↑ Vera, Pablo (13 May 2025). "Equipo de la B tiene nuevo técnico" . Diario AS . Retrieved 16 May 2025 . ↑ Reyes, Luis (23 April 2026). "Siguen los despidos en el fútbol chileno: un nuevo DT deja su cargo y lo reemplaza un mundialista" . Diario AS . Retrieved 23 April 2026 . ↑ Escobillana, Felipe (18 July 2022). "John Armijo y el traspaso de Pablo Solari: "Obedece a una política institucional de River Plate que en Chile debe empezar a copiarse" . RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2022 . En el programa Vive Redgol, que se emite todos los lunes a las 23 horas a través del canal Vive de VTR y en las plataformas multimedia de Redgol, el panelista y entrenador de Barnechea John Armijo