Carlos Albert Cavagnaro (born 9 April 1946 in

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) is an

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manager. He became the youngest football manager in the history of the

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when he took charge of

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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,

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, Racing Club,

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and Platense in the Argentine Primera. He has also worked in

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where he was coach of

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and

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. He has also coached many national teams in the

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region, these include

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(twice),

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, St Kitts and Nevis and

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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

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