Julio Vaccari
Argentine football manager
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Julio César Vaccari (born 9 July 1980) is an Argentine football manager, recently in charge of Independiente.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Vaccari | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Atlético Paz | |||
| Círculo General Belgrano | |||
| 2015 | Godoy Cruz (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Argentinos Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Vélez Sarsfield (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield (reserves) | ||
| 2022 | Vélez Sarsfield (interim) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| 2024–2025 | Independiente | ||
Career
Vaccari was a Physical Education graduate at the Universidad del Salvador, and was in charge of lowly sides Atlético Paz and Círculo General Belgrano before joining Marcelo Bielsa's staff at Athletic Bilbao, as a video analyst.[1] He followed Bielsa to Olympique de Marseille under the same role, before joining Gabriel Heinze's staff at Godoy Cruz in 2015, now as an assistant.[2]
Vaccari continued to work as Heinze's assistant at Argentinos Juniors[3] and Vélez Sarsfield.[4] On 30 December 2020, he returned to the latter club after being named manager of the reserve team.[5]
On 24 March 2022, Vaccari was named interim manager of Vélez, after Mauricio Pellegrino resigned.[6] On 5 April, he was confirmed as the permanent first team manager.[7]
On 13 September 2022, Vaccari replaced Sebastián Beccacece at the helm of Defensa y Justicia.[8] He resigned from the club on 14 May 2024, after their elimination from the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.[9]
On 13 June 2024, Vaccari took over Independiente also in the top tier.[10] On 13 September of the following year, he resigned.[11]
Managerial statistics
- As of 13 September 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Vélez Sarsfield |  |
24 March 2022 | 28 May 2022 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 38.46 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 13 September 2022 | 14 May 2024 | 88 | 38 | 28 | 22 | 112 | 90 | +22 | 43.18 | |
| Independiente | 13 June 2024 | 13 September 2025 | 61 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 40.98 | |
| Total | 162 | 68 | 53 | 41 | 208 | 152 | +56 | 41.98 | |||