Julio Vaccari

Julio César Vaccari (born 9 July 1980) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Defensa y Justicia.

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. 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.

Vaccari continued to work as Heinze's assistant at Argentinos Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield. On 30 December 2020, he returned to the latter club after being named manager of the reserve team.

On 24 March 2022, Vaccari was named interim manager of Vélez, after Mauricio Pellegrino resigned. On 5 April, he was confirmed as the permanent first team manager.

On 13 September 2022, Vaccari replaced Sebastián Beccacece at the helm of Defensa y Justicia. He resigned from the club on 14 May 2024, after their elimination from the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.

On 13 June 2024, Vaccari took over Independiente also in the top tier. On 13 September of the following year, he resigned.

On 24 May 2026, Vaccari returned to Defensa, replacing Mariano Soso.

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