| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arturo Rafael Villasanti Mora | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Fernando de la Mora | ||
| 2008 | Silvio Pettirossi | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | Boca Unidos | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportes Iquique | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Boca Unidos | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Central Norte | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Defensores de Belgrano | 19 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Sportivo Belgrano | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Unión de Mar del Plata | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sportivo Patria | 35 | (0) |
| 2016 | Sarmiento de Resistencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sol de América de Formosa | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 136 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2022 | Tembetary (youth) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Tembetary | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arturo Rafael Villasanti Mora (born 13 May 1985) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Born in Fernando de la Mora, Villasanti played for hometown side Fernando de la Mora and Silvio Pettirossi before moving abroad with Boca Unidos in 2008. In 2009, after a short spell at Deportes Iquique, he returned to the club, [1] and featured rarely in the Primera B Nacional.
In 2011, after a one-year spell at Central Norte, Villasanti signed for Defensores de Belgrano in the Primera B Metropolitana. He joined Sportivo Belgrano in 2012, and moved to Unión de Mar del Plata on 2 August 2013 [2] after achieving promotion. [3]
On 29 December 2015, after playing for Sportivo Patria, Villasanti agreed to a deal with Sarmiento de Resistencia, [4] but left the club the following 25 January due to "personal reasons". [5] He subsequently represented Sol de América de Formosa before retiring in 2017, aged 32.
After retiring, Villasanti returned to his home country and joined Tembetary, being a manager of the youth sides and coordinator of the football school. In March 2023, he was announced as first team manager for the year's Primera División B Metropolitana, [6] and achieved promotion as champions.
Villasanti remained a manager of the Rojiverdes in the 2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia, [7] achieving a second consecutive promotion after finishing second. On 10 April 2025, however, he resigned. [8]
Tembetary