Hernán Pablo Losada (born 9 May 1982) is an Argentine football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.
In January 2021, he left his role at Beerschot to take the head coach position at MLS side D.C. United.
[7] For the rest of the 2003–04 season, Losada continued to remain in the first team, playing in a number of matches and scoring two more goals.
[12] Despite this, he remained involved in a number of matches and scored his first goal of the season on 22 September 2004 in a 2–1 loss against Gimnasia de La Plata.
[13][14] A month later, on 31 October 2004, Losada scored his second goal of the season in a 3–1 loss against Club Atlético Banfield.
[21] He later reflected on a move to Germinal Beerschot, saying that it was an honor to play for a club in Europe and that it made him a better footballer.
[22] Losada made his Germinal Beerschot debut on 5 August 2006 when he came on as a substitute for Daniel Quinteros in a 1–0 loss against Anderlecht.
[23] In his fourth match for Germinal Beerschot, Losada scored a hat-trick against Excelsior Mouscron in a 6–2 victory.
[26] At the end of the 2006–07 season, having made twenty–eight appearances and scoring six times in all competitions, Losada signed a four–year contract with the club.
[30] Losada helped the side win eight league matches in a row between 27 October 2007 and 24 December 2007[31] during which he scored against Anderlecht, Sint-Truidense, KV Mechelen and Excelsior Mouscron.
[35][36] After Germinal Beerschot accepted a bid for him[37] he agreed a four-season contract with the Belgian club Anderlecht on 20 May 2008.
[41] A week later, on 16 August 2008, Losada made his league debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in a 3–0 win over Cercle Brugge.
[51] On 3 August 2009, Losada joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a season–long deal, with an option to buy at the end of the season.
[53] Since joining the club, Losada established himself in the starting eleven for the side, although he faced tough competition for the midfield position.
[60] However, in a 1–0 loss against Germinal Beerschot on 11 September 2010, Losada was sent–off for a foul on Martijn Monteyne, resulting in a one–match suspension.
[70] Six years after the situation, a court ruled in favour of Losada, which saw the club paying him 15 percent of the transfer fee of 500,000 euros.
[71] Losada made his debut for Beerschot AC, playing the whole game in a 2–2 draw against Genk on 6 August 2011.
[75] In a match against his former club Anderlecht on 25 September 2011, Losada set up a goal for Roni Porokara and then scored before being sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 3–2 loss.
[88] Following a 3–0 loss against Genk on 24 October 2012, Losada was involved in an incident with his teammate Elimane Coulibaly that led to Coulilbaly's release.
[94] Losada ended his five months goal drought on 9 March 2013 against Waasland-Beveren, which saw Beerschot AC lose 3–2 to send them to the Belgian Relegation Playoff.
One month later however, it was announced that Beerschot had gone bankrupt and dissolved, making Losada a free agent in the process.
[98] Losada made his Lierse debut in the opening game of the season, where he started the whole match, in a 2–1 loss against Zulte Waregem.
[112] By the time of his Lierse's departure, Losada made twenty appearances and scoring once in all competitions this season.
[113] On 8 June 2015, Losada joined Beerschot Wilrijk in the Belgian First Division B, signing a two–year contract with an option to extend.
[119] He started the new year well when he scored two goals before being sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 2–0 loss against K. Berchem Sport on 31 January 2016.
[127] Losada started his first match of the season as captain on 29 October 2016, where he helped the side beat SK Deinze 1–0 win.
[133] Losada later scored three more times in the later in the 2016–17 season, as he helped the club gain promotion to the Proximus League, the second tier of Belgian football.
[142] On his last appearance for the side (and professional career) against Eupen, Losada was given a farewell send-off when he was given a specially designed retro shirt.
[146] On 18 January 2021, after a winless streak of 7 matches with 5 losses and 2 draws[147] Losada left Beerschot to become head coach at Major League Soccer side D.C.
[1] Losada attended university to study business management, however, he dropped out after his third year to pursue a career as a footballer.