Ricardo Iribarren

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Ricardo Iribarren
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Iribarren
Date of birth (1967-11-02) November 2, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Berisso, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1990, 1991–1994 Estudiantes 172 (0)
1991 LDU Quito 7[ citation needed ] (0)
1994–1996 Belgrano de Córdoba 32[ citation needed ] (0)
1996 Columbus Crew 19 (1)
1997 Almagro 12 (0)
1998 Columbus Crew 30[ citation needed ] (1)
1999 Milwaukee Rampage 27 (0)
2000 FC Dallas 25 (0)
2001–2003 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 54 (3)
Managerial career
2003-2008 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (coach)
2009–2013 Columbus Crew (assistant)
2014 Argentina National Football Team (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2021

Ricardo Iribarren (born November 2, 1967, in Berisso, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who played for a number of teams in Argentina, Ecuador, and the United States.

Iribarren played in the Argentine Primera for Estudiantes (1985–1990 / 1991–1994) and Belgrano de Córdoba (1994/1996). Iribarren played in Ecuador for LDU Quito in the first semester of 1991. In 1996, he played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. He returned to Argentina in 1997 where he played for Almagro. He then returned to the United States to MLS to play for Columbus, with FC Dallas, and in the United Soccer League with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

After retiring with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2003, he coached the team until 2006.

In 2006, he coached high school soccer at the American School Foundation in Mexico City. Ricardo led the ASF soccer team to two undefeated varsity soccer finals in the local league, a first and third place in the ASOMEX tournament, and the junior varsity team to a first place in the local league. In 2008, he led the junior varsity in an almost perfect season with a score of 7–0 and lost the finals in penalties.

The Columbus Crew hired Ricardo Iribarren on January 22, 2009, as an assistant coach, reuniting him with former teammates Robert Warzycha and Brian Bliss. [1]

Ricardo Iribarren was called as assistant coach to the Argentina National Team during the 2014 World Cup, helping lead them to second place.

Ricardo Iribarren is married to Evie and they have three children: Milena (32), Blas (30), and Jeremias (21). He also has three grandsons, Enzo, Kenzo, and Luca. Kenzo Iribarren is following in his grandfather’s footsteps and currently playing soccer in Miami, Florida.

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