Ramón Cabrero Muñíz ( Santander,

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7 November 1947 – 1 November 2017) was a Spanish -

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. He was the manager of

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until April 5, 2010. Cabrero is widely considered one of the greatest idols and a symbol of Lanús. Cabrero was born in the Spanish city of Santander, but when he was 4 years old he moved to Argentina.

Playing career

Cabrero played 5 years with Lanús before joining

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. He then played for three clubs in Spain;

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and

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. He returned to Argentina and played in Mendoza with

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and San Martín.

Managerial career

Cabrero's first success as a manager came when he led Deportivo Italiano into the

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by winning the

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in 1986. He then had spells in charge of

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, Central Córdoba (SdE) and

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. Cabrero then had several years as a youth team coach with Racing Club and Lanús. Cabrero returned to first team management with

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n side

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in 2005 but was sacked for failing to reach the 2nd round of the

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. He then took over as coach of Lanús in 2005. In 2007 Cabrero led Lanús to their first ever top flight league championship; the

Apertura 2007. In May, 2009, Cabrero became manager of Atletico Nacional, from Medellin, Colombia.Ramón Cabrero se convirtió en el nuevo técnico de Atlético Nacional
at Caracol TV

Managerial titles

References

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