Martín Demichelis

Martín Demichelis
Demichelis with Manchester City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Martín Gastón Demichelis
Date of birth (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980
Place of birth Justiniano Posse, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995 Complejo Deportivo
1995–1998 Club Renato Cesarini
1998–2000 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 River Plate 52 (1)
2003–2010 Bayern Munich 174 (13)
2004 Bayern Munich II 1 (0)
2011–2013 Málaga 84 (7)
2013 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2013–2016 Manchester City 78 (3)
2016–2017 Espanyol 2 (0)
2017 Málaga 10 (0)
Total 401 (24)
International career
2005–2016 Argentina 51 (2)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Bayern Munich II
2022–2024 River Plate
2024–2025 Monterrey
Medal record
 Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2014 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up2015 Chile
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2005 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martín Gastón Demichelis (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈtin demiˈtʃelis]; born 20 December 1980) is an Argentine professional football manager and former footballer who played usually as a centre-back, although he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.

Demichelis spent most of his professional career with Bayern Munich in Germany (seven and a half years), winning 11 major titles with the team. He also competed in his home country with River Plate, in Spain with Espanyol, Atletico Madrid, and Málaga and in England with Manchester City. He earned 51 caps for Argentina, representing the country in two World Cups – finishing second in 2014 – and the 2015 Copa América, where the team were also runners-up.

Demichelis began his coaching career as an assistant at Málaga and in the under-19 and reserve teams of Bayern Munich. He won the Argentine Primera División in 2023, his first season in charge of River Plate.