Raúl Blanco (born 4 December 1941) is an Argentine-born Australian

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coach and former player. Blanco was born in

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. He is well known for coaching the

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from March 1998 to June 1999. He was also coaching the

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(Under-23 side) at the same time, and coached them during the

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. Blanco was also employed by

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as a technical assistant in their successful campaign to qualify for the

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in South Africa while coaching

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. A defender, Blanco played for Argentine football club

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between 1962 and 1966, he then immigrated to Australia where he played for Prague F.C. between 1968 and 1971 and Pan-Hellenic between 1972 and 1973.

References

External links

ozfootball.net Profile
* * Living people 1941 births Australian soccer managers Australia men's national soccer team managers Argentine emigrants to Australia Argentine footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Sydney FC Prague players Footballers from Buenos Aires Sydney Olympic FC players Parramatta FC managers Men's association football defenders {{Australia-footy-bio-stub