Humberto Grondona

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Humberto Grondona
Personal information
Full name Humberto Mario Grondona
Place of birth (1957-10-27) 27 October 1957 (age 65)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977 Tigre
1978 Deportivo Morón
1979–1980 Arsenal de Sarandi
1981 Comodoro Rivadavia
1982–1983 Gimnasia y Esgrima de Tandil
1984 El León General Madariaga
1985–1986 Arsenal de Sarandi
1987–1988 Deportivo Norte de Mar del Plata
Managerial career
1988 Deportivo Armenio
1989 Deportivo Mandiyu
1992 Racing de Avellaneda
1994 Nacional, Uruguay (youth)
1995 Arsenal de Sarandi
1995–1996 Club Atletico Independiente
1996–1998 Godoy Cruz de Mendoza
1999–2000 América Cochahuayco
2001–2005 Mexico's national youth teams
2007–2008 Talleres de Córdoba
2013 Argentina U17
2014–2016 Argentina U20
2016 Unión La Calera
2016–2017 Arsenal de Sarandí
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humberto Grondona (born 27 October 1957) is an Argentine football coach. [1]

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Career

He is the son of Julio Grondona, the late president of the Argentine Football Association. [2] During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, match tickets were sold on the black market with his name printed on. [3]

In 2013, he coached the Argentina national under-17 football team at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship to their third title. [4]

A year later, he coached the Argentina national under-20 football team at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

Honours

Argentina U17
Argentina U20

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References

  1. "Humbertito Grondona, el nuevo técnico de Arsenal". 23 December 2016.
  2. "Humberto Grondona: "Si Argentina clasifica a Río, Martino debería ser el entrenador"" (in Spanish). tn.com. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. Gibson, Owen (4 July 2014). "Son of Fifa vice-president Julio Grondona caught up in ticket scandal". Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. "CONMEBOL Magazine" (pdf). June 2013.