Carlos Albert Cavagnaro (born 9 April 1946 in
Necochea
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,
Buenos Aires
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) is an
Argentine
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football
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manager. He became the youngest football manager in the history of the
Argentine Primera
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when he took charge of
Argentinos Juniors
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in 1969 aged 22.
Career
Playing
Cavagnaro was a youth player with
Vélez Sársfield in his native Argentina, but suffered an injury that forced him to retire.
Coaching
Cavagnaro has coached ten Argentine teams, including Argentinos Juniors,
Vélez Sársfield,
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...
,
Racing Club,
Unión de Santa Fe
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Unión is mostly known for its asso ...
and
Platense in the Argentine Primera. He has also worked in
Mexico
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where he was coach of
UNAM Pumas
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and
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* Atlante San Alejo, a Salvadoran football club
* Atlante F.C., a Mexican football club
* Atlante (private equity fund)
...
.
He has also coached many national teams in the
CONCACAF
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region, these include
Guatemala
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(twice),
Panama
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,
Grenada
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,
St Kitts and Nevis and
El Salvador
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.
Cavagnaro has also worked in Asia. He became the head coach of the
Philippines national team in 1989,
and in 2007 he worked as the coach of
VB Sports Club
AT Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. VB Addu FC is the former VB Sports club, which was re-branded on 14 January 2012.Maldives
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.
References
External links
Curriculum Vitae
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Living people
1946 births
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine football managers
Argentinos Juniors managers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield managers
Ferro Carril Oeste managers
Expatriate football managers in Guatemala
Guatemala national football team managers
Racing Club de Avellaneda managers
Expatriate football managers in Panama
Panama national football team managers
Club Atlético Platense managers
Expatriate football managers in Grenada
Grenada national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team managers
Chacarita Juniors managers
Expatriate football managers in the Philippines
Philippines national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
El Salvador national football team managers
Defensores de Belgrano managers
Expatriate football managers in the Maldives
Argentine expatriate football managers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Grenada
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Panama
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala