Martín Anselmi

Martín Rodrigo Anselmi (born 11 July 1985) is an Argentine professional football manager. He is the head coach of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.

Early life
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Anselmi played youth football for Ferro Carril Oeste. He also have a journalism degree at DeporTEA in Buenos Aires, but never worked in the profession.

Early career
Anselmi began his career with Excursionistas' youth setup in 2015, and had a brief stint at CAI before being invited by Gabriel Milito to join his staff at Independiente in 2016.

In 2017, Anselmi joined Atlanta as Francisco Berscé's assistant. In the following year, he moved abroad and was named in charge of Ecuadorian side Universidad Católica del Ecuador's reserve team.

In 2019, after a short period at Real Garcilaso, Anselmi returned to Ecuador and became Miguel Ángel Ramírez's assistant at Independiente del Valle. He followed Ramírez to Internacional, but left the club on 11 June when the manager was dismissed.

Unión La Calera
On 17 December 2021, Anselmi was named manager of Chilean Primera División side Unión La Calera for the ensuing campaign. The following 25 April, with only one win in 11 league matches, he left the club on a mutual agreement.

Independiente del Valle
On 30 May 2022, Anselmi returned to del Valle, now replacing Renato Paiva as manager. He won four titles with the club, before resigning on 17 December 2023, after losing the 2023 Serie A finals on penalties.

Cruz Azul
On 20 December 2023, Anselmi was presented at Liga MX side Cruz Azul. After his first season with the club, Cruz Azul finished 2nd place with 33 points and made it to the Clausura final where they lost to Club América with a score of 2-1 on aggregate.

Honours
Independiente del Valle
 * Copa Sudamericana: 2022
 * Copa Ecuador: 2022
 * Supercopa Ecuador: 2023
 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2023