Cristian Paulucci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Oscar Paulucci | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Noetinger, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchego Ciudad Real (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | General Paz Juniors | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2007 | San Carlos Noetinger | ||
| 2007–2010 | Belgrano (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Progreso Noetinger | ||
| 2013–2014 | San Marcos (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Universidad Católica (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Universidad Católica (interim) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2023 | Manchego Ciudad Real | ||
| 2023–2024 | Celaya | ||
| 2024–2025 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2025 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 2025– | Manchego Ciudad Real | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cristian Oscar Paulucci (born 6 January 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Born in Noetinger, 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.[1]
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.[1]
On 6 January 2019, Paulucci left Huachipato after the club started a "process of changes".[2] On 6 January, he returned to Católica for a third spell, but now as an assistant of the main squad.[3]
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.[4] On 6 January, he was definitely appointed manager until the end of the campaign.[5]
Paulucci led Católica to the 2021 title, but was sacked on 6 January 2022 after a poor start in the campaign.[6] On 8 March 2023, after nearly a year unemployed, he took over Manchego Ciudad Real in the Spanish Tercera Federación.[7]
On 29 June 2023, after achieving promotion to Segunda Federación, Paulucci left Manchego,[8] and was announced as manager of Mexican club Celaya on 29 August.[9] He was dismissed from the latter club on 27 May 2024.[10]
On 3 October 2024, Paulucci switched teams and countries again, after being named at the helm of Peruvian side Sport Boys.[11] The following 12 May, he resigned,[12] and was presented in charge of Deportes La Serena back in Chile three days later.[13]
On 25 August 2025, Paulucci was sacked from La Serena.[14]
Managerial statistics
- As of matches played 17 January 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Universidad Católica |  |
6 January 2021 | 6 January 2022 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 64.29 | [citation needed] |
| Manchego Ciudad Real |  |
8 March 2023 | 30 June 2023 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 71.43 | |
| Celaya |  |
29 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 45.45 | |
| Sport Boys |  |
3 October 2024 | 15 May 2025 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 26.67 | |
| Deportes La Serena | |
15 May 2025 | 25 August 2025 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 33.33 | |
| Manchego Ciudad Real | |
28 November 2025 | present | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 70.00 | |
| Total | 97 | 49 | 19 | 29 | 165 | 116 | +49 | 50.52 | — | |||