Esteban Becker Churukián (born 31 August 1964) is an Argentine

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and former player. He currently manages Tercera División RFEF club CD Torrijos.

Early life

Becker was born in Bernal,

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to Argentine parents – a Jewish father of German descent and a Christian mother of Armenian descent.

Club career

Becker played in the youth ranks for Independiente from 1974 to 1984. He played professionally with

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and with Ciempozuelos and Loeches and even an offer from Atletico de Madrid in 1989. Due to his Jewish roots, he represented his country at 1989 Maccabiah Games in

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, winning a silver medal.

Managerial career

After coaching a number of clubs in Spanish lower divisions, Becker signed as the coach of Equatorial Guinea women's team in 2012. He won the 2012 African Women's Championship which the country hosted. In 2013, he was appointed as the technical director of all the three national sides of

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.. In January 2015, he was appointed as the manager of

, three weeks before the

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