Roberto Saporiti

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Roberto Saporiti
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Saporiti in 2009
Personal information
Full name Roberto Marcos Saporiti
Date of birth (1939-04-11) 11 April 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1961 Independiente 16 (3)
1962–1963 Lanús
1963–1964 Deportivo Español
1965–1970 Racing Montevideo
1968 Atlético Mineiro
1971 Platense 10 (1)
Managerial career
1975 Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
1977–1979 Talleres de Córdoba
1980 Rosario Central
1981 Loma Negra
1984 Argentinos Juniors
1985 Atlético Junior
1986 Argentinos Juniors
1987 Boca Juniors
1988 Talleres de Córdoba
1989–1990 San Lorenzo
1991–1994 Necaxa
1994 León
1995 Talleres de Córdoba
1995–1996 Argentinos Juniors
1998 Celaya
1998–1999 Pumas
1999 Tecos
2000 Atlante
2003–2004 Olimpo
2005 Puebla
2006 Talleres de Córdoba
2007–2008 Olimpo
2009 Defensa y Justicia
2009 Talleres de Córdoba
2014– UAI Urquiza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Marcos Saporiti (born 11 April 1939 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine retired footballer. He played as a striker, but is currently a manager. He has managed clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.

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Playing career

Saporiti started his professional career with Club Atlético Independiente in 1957. In 1960 he was part of the squad that won the Primera División Argentina championship.

In 1962 he moved down a division to play for Club Atlético Lanús and in 1963 he moved to Deportivo Español where he played alongside Carlos Bilardo.

Saporiti had a spell playing in Uruguay for Racing Club de Montevideo before returning to Argentina in 1971 to play for Club Atlético Platense.

Titles as a player

SeasonTeamTitle
1960 Independiente Primera División Argentina

Managerial career

Saporiti has held managerial positions at a large number of clubs. Most notably he coached Argentinos Juniors to their first ever title in 1984, [1] he has had five spells as manager of Talleres de Córdoba (1977–1979, 1988, 1995, 2006 and 2009) and he coached Loma Negra in the early 1980s, the most successful period in their history. He has also coached Argentine clubs Chacarita Juniors, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo and had a spell as caretaker manager of Boca Juniors. Between 2007 and 2008 he had a second spell as manager of Olimpo de Bahía Blanca.

Saporiti has also coached Junior in Colombia and a number of clubs in Mexico including Veracruz, Atlante, Pumas, Necaxa, Tecos UAG and Puebla. [2]

Managerial titles

SeasonTeamTitle
Metropolitano 1984 Argentinos Juniors Primera División Argentina

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References

  1. RSSSF Coaches of Primera division champions
  2. "Roberto Saporiti - DT" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 8 June 2012.