Pablo Ricchetti (born January 2, 1977, in

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) is an

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manager. He is the current assistant manager of

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club

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under compatriot,

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Club career

South America

Ricchetti began his soccer career in 1985 at the age of seven when he joined the youth-system of famed-Argentine club River Plate. He stayed with the club for 14 years making his first appearance with the first team in February 1996. In 1998, Ricchetti was transferred to Colón, also of the

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, where he played for two seasons before being transferred to

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of the

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in 2000. Pablo played 110 games with

through 2005. After a brief stint with Italian team

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, he returned to

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playing one season for

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in 2006.

North America

Ricchetti signed with

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on April 5, 2007, and made his MLS debut on May 12, 2007. He started all 19 games he appeared in and was named captain for three games. The team was 10-7-2 when Ricchetti was in the starting lineup and 3-5-3 without. In 2008, Ricchetti made 25 starts and was third on the team for minutes played with 2,252. Ricchetti was voted the team's Defender of the Year for 2008 by members of the local media and was recognized as FC Dallas’ Humanitarian of the Year for his charitable contributions to the community. Richetti is now playing in NTPSA Men's 30A division with Azzurri and with Westham F.C. in the O-30A at the Soccer Spectrum.

Coaching career

Collaborator and analyst

In the 2010–11 season, Richetti was the head coach of Andromeda FC's U10 team in

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while playing for

.Ricchetti es el nuevo DT de Santamarina
plandenoticiastandil.com, 23 December 2019 After retiring at the end of 2012, Ricchetti started working for the

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, where he was analyzing opponent teams and players. In 2014, Richetti was hired as a collaborator to Oscar Pareja's coaching staff at

. He then moved back to Argentina in 2015 to work as an opponent analyst for

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Lanús

In January 2016, Richetti returned to Argentina and was hired to be as

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's assistant coach at

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Atlético Nacional

In 2018, Richetti joined his Almirón's as his assistant in Colombia at

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San Lorenzo

On 15 November 2018, Richetti again joined Almiron's for the third time back in his native country joining

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until 13 May 2019.

Santamarina

On 7 February 2020, Richetti was appointed his first opportunity as a head coach of

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team, Santamarina.Pablo Ricchetti será el nuevo DT
mundoascenso.com.ar, 23 December 2019 On 7 July 2021, he was sacked from his coaching duties at the club.

Mitre

On 22 April 2022, Richetti was hired to be the head coach of

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club,

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until the end of the year.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In January 2023, Richetti moved to Asia to joined

club,

where he was appointed the assistant coach under

References

External links

MLS player profile
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Guardian statistics
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