Federico Nieves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Nieves García[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Uruguay | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albion (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013 | Racing Montevideo (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Albion | ||
| 2020 | Montevideo Wanderers (youth) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Montevideo City Torque (youth) | ||
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Cooper | ||
| 2026– | Albion | ||
Federico Nieves García (born 14 January 1980) is a Uruguayan football manager, currently in charge of Albion.
Career
Nieves began his career as a manager of clubs in the Liga Universitaria de Deportes, an amateur competition. He managed the under-17 side of Racing Montevideo before returning to the LUD, and led another three teams in the competition before being named manager of Segunda División side Albion for the 2019 season.[2]
After leaving Albion in December 2019, Nieves worked as an under-17 manager at Montevideo Wanderers and under-19 manager at Montevideo City Torque before moving to Defensor Sporting in December 2023, as an assistant of Martín Varini.[3] In September 2024, he took over Cooper in the second division.
Despite being unable to avoid relegation, Nieves remained at Cooper for the 2025 season, but departed on 7 August of that year.[4] On 3 December 2025, he returned to Albion, with the club now in the Primera División.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Federico Nieves at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Albion, el humilde pionero que se convirtió en SAD y quiere crecer en el fútbol profesional" [Albion, the humble pioneer which became a SAD and want to grow in professional football] (in Spanish). El Observador. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Martín Varini, el nuevo entrenador violeta" [Martín Varini, the new violet manager] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ CSyD Cooper [@@CooperCsyd] (7 August 2025). "🟢 ¡Muchas gracias Federico! 🟢" [🟢 Thank you Federico! 🟢] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Federico Nieves dirigirá a Albion en Primera División" [Federico Nieves will manage Albion in the Primera División] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Albion confirmó cambio de entrenador de cara a la temporada 2026" [Albion confirmed the change of manager ahead of the 2026 season] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.