Arsenal de Sarandí
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Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí
neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda
, Argentina
, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina. They play their home games at the Estadio Julio H. Grondona
, named after one of the founders, which has a capacity of 16,000. It opened in 1964 but was not used in the First Division until 2004. The club's colours are red and light blue, in honour of the traditional teams of Avellaneda (Club Atlético Independiente
and Racing Club
). They have never won an Argentine league
championship. Arsenal's first major title was the Copa Sudamericana
2007
.
, inspired by the English club Arsenal
. The team's shirt colour is light blue with a diagonal red band (similar to the shirt used by River Plate
). The colours were chosen as a combination of the two older clubs in Avellaneda – Racing
(light blue) and Independiente
(red).
Julio Grondona went on to become the president of Independiente, and then, in 1979, president of the Argentine Football Association
, a post he still holds. He is also a vice-president of FIFA
. Héctor Grondona, and then son Julio Ricardo, became presidents of Arsenal.
The club's best known former player is Jorge Burruchaga
, who started his career at Arsenal in 1979, and had several stints as coach. Burru, as he is nicknamed, scored the winning goal for Argentina in the 1986 World Cup final against Germany
.
Arsenal's football team was promoted to successively higher divisions in 1962, 1986 and 1992, finally reaching the Primera División
in 2002.
On 6 September 2006, Arsenal and Spanish
club FC Barcelona
(Barça) struck a deal whereby in exchange for the option to acquire young players that have not played more than one year in the Arsenal first team, Barça would help to improve Arsenal's infrastructure.
A member from Barça was to oversee the project, and visit the club on a monthly basis. This deal, however, fell through in 2007, reportedly because Arsenal could not afford the infrastructure to keep up with the plan.
, eliminating Banfield
and River Plate
before losing to Bolivia
n club, Bolívar
in its first ever official tie with a non-Argentine team.
Arsenal finished 5th in both the Apertura and Clausura
of the 2006–07
season, which gave it enough points to claim a place in the Copa Libertadores 2008
, the first time in their history that Arsenal qualified for South America's premier club tournament. The team also qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2007
. Arsenal beat reigning Argentine champions San Lorenzo
in the qualifying round to earn a place in the Round of 16 where it faced Brazil
ian team Goiás
. Arsenal won 3–2 in Brazil and recorded a 1–1 draw in the second leg to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate, achieving its first official victory over foreign opposition.
After the victory over the Brazilian team, Arsenal met Mexican
side Guadalajara in the Quarter-finals, with a 0–0 draw at home, and a 3–1 victory at Estadio Jalisco
. Arsenal qualified for the Semi-finals, where they met the other Argentine team in the running, River Plate. Both games against River ended 0–0, Arsenal progressed to the final after winning the penalty shootout 4–2, with a number of saves from Mario Cuenca
, Arsenal's goalkeeper.
In the first leg of the final Arsenal beat Club América
of Mexico
3–2 at Estadio Azteca
, giving it a good advantage for the 2nd leg. This advantage was mitigated by the fact that second match could not be held in the Estadio Julio H. Grondona
stadium because its capacity of 16,300 did not meet the CONMEBOL
criteria of 40,000 for major finals. The game was finally held at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón
in Avellaneda
. Another mitigating factor was the fact that captain Carlos Castiglione
was suspended for the last game, due to a red card in the first leg.
Arsenal needed to avoid defeat by a two goal margin, but the match started badly for the Argentine team when Christian Díaz
scored an own goal inside the first 20 minutes. José Luis Calderón
then hit the woodwork twice for Arsenal. In the 2nd half Arsenal conceded a second goal, but with only 7 minutes remaining Martín Andrizzi
scored a famous goal to give Arsenal their first major title on the away goals rule
.
On 30 July 2008, Arsenal won its second international cup, the Suruga Bank Championship
, which earned to play as Copa Sudamericana
champion. The rival was J. League Cup
champions Gamba Osaka
from Japan. After a hard match, captain Carlos Casteglione scored the only goal with a precise header on the 86th minute of play.
The Julio H. Grondona stadium in Sarandí has a capacity of 16,300, and is known as el Viaducto (The Viaduct). It is located at 3660 Juan Díaz De Solís in Sarandí.
Arsenal's first stadium was constructed on 11 October 1962 and officially opened on 22 August 1964. When Arsenal won promotion to the Primera, their basic concrete stadium was deemed unfit for the league and they played at the grounds of Club Atlético Lanús
and Racing Club de Avellaneda
for two seasons until work on their stadium was complete. The remodeled stadium Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona was opened on 7 August 2004 with a party for the fans. The first game was against Club Atlético Banfield
in the Copa Sudamericana
. The new stadium has witnessed defeats of the biggest teams in Argentine football such as Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Antonio Valentín Angelillo
(youth system: 1952–55)
Raúl Blanco
(1962–66) Jorge Burruchaga
(1979–81)
Óscar Ibáñez
(1986–92) Gustavo Grondona
(1989–90), (2002–03) Carlos Ruiz
(1993-08) Darío Espínola
(1993–10) Néstor Clausen
(1997–98) Silvio González
(1998–99), (2002–03), (2005–06) Alejandro Limia (1999–00), (2001–05) Gastón Esmerado
(1999–05) Patricio González
(1999–06) Javier Morales
(2000–03), (2004–05) Martín Andrizzi
(2002–03), (2007–08) Germán Denis
(2003–05) Javier Gandolfi
(2003–04), (2006–08) Santiago Hirsig
(2003–06) Carlos Casteglione (2002–09)
Jean-Jacques Pierre (2002) Sebastián Rambert
(2002–03) José Luis Calderón
(2004–05), (2007–08) Víctor López
(2004–06) Cristian Llama
(2004–07) Jorge Núñez
(2004–05) Alejandro Gómez (2005–08) Ibrahim Sekagya
(2005–07) Juan Pablo Caffa
(2005–07) Javier Yacuzzi
(2005–10) Wilfredo Caballero
(2006) Mario Cuenca
(2006–09) Luis Pedro Figueroa
(2007) Aníbal Matellán
(2007–) Josimar Mosquera
(2007–09) Cristian Campestrini
(2008–) José Manuel Contreras
(2008–09) Franco Jara
(2008–2010) Bryan Gerzičićh
(2006)
(2006–08) (2010– ) Daniel Garnero
(2008–09) Carlos Ruiz
(2009–10)
Sarandí
Sarandí is a city of the Avellaneda Partido in the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Argentina. Sarandí is located to the south of the Capital Federal district....
neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda
Avellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina. They play their home games at the Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Estadio Julio H. Grondona is a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is currently used primarily for football matches and is the home stadium of Arsenal de Sarandí ....
, named after one of the founders, which has a capacity of 16,000. It opened in 1964 but was not used in the First Division until 2004. The club's colours are red and light blue, in honour of the traditional teams of Avellaneda (Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
and Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
). They have never won an Argentine league
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
championship. Arsenal's first major title was the Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
2007
Copa Sudamericana 2007
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the...
.
History
The club was founded in January 1957 by brothers Héctor and Julio Humberto GrondonaJulio Grondona
Julio Humberto Grondona is an Argentine football executive. He has served as president of the Argentine Football Association since 1979...
, inspired by the English club Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. The team's shirt colour is light blue with a diagonal red band (similar to the shirt used by River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
). The colours were chosen as a combination of the two older clubs in Avellaneda – Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
(light blue) and Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
(red).
Julio Grondona went on to become the president of Independiente, and then, in 1979, president of the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
, a post he still holds. He is also a vice-president of FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
. Héctor Grondona, and then son Julio Ricardo, became presidents of Arsenal.
The club's best known former player is Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Luis Burruchaga is a former Argentine professional football player, and last manager of Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina...
, who started his career at Arsenal in 1979, and had several stints as coach. Burru, as he is nicknamed, scored the winning goal for Argentina in the 1986 World Cup final against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
.
Arsenal's football team was promoted to successively higher divisions in 1962, 1986 and 1992, finally reaching the Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
in 2002.
On 6 September 2006, Arsenal and Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
club FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
(Barça) struck a deal whereby in exchange for the option to acquire young players that have not played more than one year in the Arsenal first team, Barça would help to improve Arsenal's infrastructure.
A member from Barça was to oversee the project, and visit the club on a monthly basis. This deal, however, fell through in 2007, reportedly because Arsenal could not afford the infrastructure to keep up with the plan.
International tournaments
The club's first appearance in an international tournament was in 2004, when, coached by Burruchaga, Arsenal reached the Quarter-finals of the Copa SudamericanaCopa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
, eliminating Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
and River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
before losing to Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n club, Bolívar
Club Bolívar
Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...
in its first ever official tie with a non-Argentine team.
Arsenal finished 5th in both the Apertura and Clausura
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
of the 2006–07
2006-2007 in Argentine football
2006–07 season of Argentine football was the 116th season of competitive football in Argentina.-"Championship" playoff:Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season...
season, which gave it enough points to claim a place in the Copa Libertadores 2008
Copa Libertadores 2008
The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander...
, the first time in their history that Arsenal qualified for South America's premier club tournament. The team also qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2007
Copa Sudamericana 2007
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the...
. Arsenal beat reigning Argentine champions San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
in the qualifying round to earn a place in the Round of 16 where it faced Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian team Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...
. Arsenal won 3–2 in Brazil and recorded a 1–1 draw in the second leg to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate, achieving its first official victory over foreign opposition.
After the victory over the Brazilian team, Arsenal met Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
side Guadalajara in the Quarter-finals, with a 0–0 draw at home, and a 3–1 victory at Estadio Jalisco
Estadio Jalisco
The Estadio Jalisco is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olimpico Universitario...
. Arsenal qualified for the Semi-finals, where they met the other Argentine team in the running, River Plate. Both games against River ended 0–0, Arsenal progressed to the final after winning the penalty shootout 4–2, with a number of saves from Mario Cuenca
Mario Cuenca
Mario Eduardo Cuenca is an Argentine football goalkeeper, most recently playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina.-Club career:...
, Arsenal's goalkeeper.
In the first leg of the final Arsenal beat Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
of Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
3–2 at Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
, giving it a good advantage for the 2nd leg. This advantage was mitigated by the fact that second match could not be held in the Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Estadio Julio H. Grondona is a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is currently used primarily for football matches and is the home stadium of Arsenal de Sarandí ....
stadium because its capacity of 16,300 did not meet the CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
criteria of 40,000 for major finals. The game was finally held at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón
Estadio Juan Domingo Perón
The Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires. It is situated on the streets of Corbatta Mozart adjoining with Italy and Columbus.Racing Club owns the stadium and plays its home matches there...
in Avellaneda
Avellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
. Another mitigating factor was the fact that captain Carlos Castiglione
Carlos Castiglione
Carlos Damián Casteglione is an Argentine football defender or defensive midfielder who plays for Tigre in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
was suspended for the last game, due to a red card in the first leg.
Arsenal needed to avoid defeat by a two goal margin, but the match started badly for the Argentine team when Christian Díaz
Christian Díaz
Christian Lionel Díaz is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a defender.-Football career:Díaz started his career with Club Atlético Independiente in 1995...
scored an own goal inside the first 20 minutes. José Luis Calderón
José Luis Calderón
José Luis Calderón is an Argentine former football striker. He played for 17 years between 1989 and 2006 without winning a trophy, but since then, between the ages of 36 and 39 he won four major championships with three different teams....
then hit the woodwork twice for Arsenal. In the 2nd half Arsenal conceded a second goal, but with only 7 minutes remaining Martín Andrizzi
Martín Andrizzi
Martín Ezequiel Andrizzi is an Argentine football winger who plays for Belgrano de Córdoba.-Career:Andrizzi started his playing career in 1994 with All Boys, in 1997 he was signed by Boca Juniors and then spent the next few years out on loan to several different clubs...
scored a famous goal to give Arsenal their first major title on the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
.
On 30 July 2008, Arsenal won its second international cup, the Suruga Bank Championship
Suruga Bank Championship
The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Final, officially called the Suruga Bank Championship , is an annual intercontinental football match contested by the reigning champions of the J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.-History:...
, which earned to play as Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
champion. The rival was J. League Cup
J. League Cup
J. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...
champions Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
from Japan. After a hard match, captain Carlos Casteglione scored the only goal with a precise header on the 86th minute of play.
Stadium
Arsenal's first stadium was constructed on 11 October 1962 and officially opened on 22 August 1964. When Arsenal won promotion to the Primera, their basic concrete stadium was deemed unfit for the league and they played at the grounds of Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
and Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
for two seasons until work on their stadium was complete. The remodeled stadium Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona was opened on 7 August 2004 with a party for the fans. The first game was against Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
in the Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
. The new stadium has witnessed defeats of the biggest teams in Argentine football such as Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Honours
National
- Primera C
- Winners (1): 1964
- Primera D
- Winners (1): 1962
International
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
- Winners (1): 2007
- Suruga Bank ChampionshipSuruga Bank ChampionshipThe J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Final, officially called the Suruga Bank Championship , is an annual intercontinental football match contested by the reigning champions of the J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.-History:...
- Winners (1): 20082008 Suruga Bank ChampionshipThe 2008 Suruga Bank Championship is the inaugural match between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested by the 2007 J...
- Winners (1): 2008
Notable players
- To appear in this section the player must have played at least 50 games for the club, have made a notable contribution to the team such set a club record or have played for their national team.
Antonio Valentín Angelillo
Antonio Valentin Angelillo
Antonio Valentín Angelillo is an Italian Argentine former football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams.-Club career:...
(youth system: 1952–55)
Raúl BlancoRaul Blanco
Raul Blanco is an Argentine-born Australia Association football coach. He is well known for coaching the Socceroos from March 1998 to June 1999. He was also coaching the Olyroos at the same time, and coached them during the 2000 Summer Olympics...
(1962–66) Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Luis Burruchaga is a former Argentine professional football player, and last manager of Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina...
(1979–81)
Óscar IbáñezÓscar Ibáñez
Óscar Manuel Ibáñez Holzmann is a Peruvian football goalkeeper, who made his debut for the national team on April 18, 1998. Since then he obtained 50 caps, with the last match being on March 30, 2005. He has been one of the four to have played at least 500 games in the Peruvian First Division...
(1986–92) Gustavo Grondona
Gustavo Grondona
Gustavo Grondona is an Argentine football midfielder.Gustavo Grondona is the son of Héctor Grodona, brother of Julio Humberto Grondona...
(1989–90), (2002–03) Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz (Argentine footballer)
Carlos David Ruiz is a retired Argentine footballer and now Assistant manager of Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:...
(1993-08) Darío Espínola
Darío Espínola
Ludovino Darío Espínola Alegre, known simply as Darío Espínola, is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine second division....
(1993–10) Néstor Clausen
Néstor Clausen
Néstor Clausen , a native of Arrufo, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is a former footballer, a 1986 FIFA World Champion, and current manager....
(1997–98) Silvio González
Silvio Augusto González
Silvio Augusto González is an Argentine football player. He started his career with Argentinian football club Club Atlético Lanús. He was one of the most admired players in AEL Limassol. He played in the ALLSTAR game of Cyprus during the period 2008 - 2009...
(1998–99), (2002–03), (2005–06) Alejandro Limia (1999–00), (2001–05) Gastón Esmerado
Gastón Esmerado
Gastón Rubén Esmerado is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Arsenal de Sarandi.-Career:...
(1999–05) Patricio González
Patricio González
Patricio González is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Ferro Carril Oeste.-Career:González started his career at Lanús in the Primera Division Argentina in 1998 but he was soon sold to second division side Arsenal de Sarandí...
(1999–06) Javier Morales
Javier Morales
Javier Morales is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-Argentina:...
(2000–03), (2004–05) Martín Andrizzi
Martín Andrizzi
Martín Ezequiel Andrizzi is an Argentine football winger who plays for Belgrano de Córdoba.-Career:Andrizzi started his playing career in 1994 with All Boys, in 1997 he was signed by Boca Juniors and then spent the next few years out on loan to several different clubs...
(2002–03), (2007–08) Germán Denis
Germán Denis
Germán Gustavo Denis is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta on loan from Udinese Calcio...
(2003–05) Javier Gandolfi
Javier Gandolfi
Javier Marcelo Gandolfi is an Argentine football defender who plays for Mexican team Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles De Caliente.Gandolfi started his career in 1999 at Argentine giants River Plate...
(2003–04), (2006–08) Santiago Hirsig
Santiago Hirsig
Santiago Hirsig is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Quilmes in the Argentine Primera División.-Argentina:...
(2003–06) Carlos Casteglione (2002–09)
Jean-Jacques Pierre (2002) Sebastián Rambert
Sebastián Rambert
Sebastián Pascual Rambert is a retired Argentine football striker. He was born on January 30, 1974, in the city of Bernal in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina and is the descendant of French immigrants...
(2002–03) José Luis Calderón
José Luis Calderón
José Luis Calderón is an Argentine former football striker. He played for 17 years between 1989 and 2006 without winning a trophy, but since then, between the ages of 36 and 39 he won four major championships with three different teams....
(2004–05), (2007–08) Víctor López
Víctor Rubén López
Víctor Rubén López is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Banfield. His usual position is centre back.-Career:...
(2004–06) Cristian Llama
Cristian Llama
Cristian Ezequiel Llama is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.-Arsenal de Sarandí:...
(2004–07) Jorge Núñez
Jorge Martín Núñez
Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza is a football defender from Paraguay who plays for Club Rubio Ñu.He has scored 1 goal in 18 caps for Paraguay, as of July 2007. He started his career in Club Guaraní and then moved to Cerro Porteño. Afterwards he played for several Argentine teams such as Banfield,...
(2004–05) Alejandro Gómez (2005–08) Ibrahim Sekagya
Ibrahim Sekagya
Ibrahim Sekagya is an Ugandan footballer who plays for Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Bundesliga as a defender.- Club career :...
(2005–07) Juan Pablo Caffa
Juan Pablo Caffa
Juan Pablo Caffa is an Argentine footballer who plays for Arsenal de Sarandí, mainly as a left winger....
(2005–07) Javier Yacuzzi
Javier Yacuzzi
Javier Orlando Yacuzzi is an Argentine football defender, he currently plays for Club Tijuana of the Mexican Liga de Ascenso....
(2005–10) Wilfredo Caballero
Wilfredo Caballero
Wilfredo 'Willy' Daniel Caballero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Málaga CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
(2006) Mario Cuenca
Mario Cuenca
Mario Eduardo Cuenca is an Argentine football goalkeeper, most recently playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina.-Club career:...
(2006–09) Luis Pedro Figueroa
Luis Pedro Figueroa
Luis Pedro Figueroa is a Chilean football player , currently playing for Sporting Clube Olhanense in Portugal.-Career:...
(2007) Aníbal Matellán
Aníbal Matellán
Aníbal Samuel Matellán is an Argentine football defender. He Currently plays for San Luis FC.-Career:Matellán started his career at Argentine giants Boca Juniors, after several years of success with the club. During his time at the club Boca won 6 major titles in 5 seasons; 3 league titles, 2 Copa...
(2007–) Josimar Mosquera
Josimar Mosquera
Josimar Mosquera Angulo is an Colombian football defender who currently plays for Atlético Nacional.-Career:...
(2007–09) Cristian Campestrini
Cristian Campestrini
Cristian Campestrini is an Argentine football goalkeeper, currently playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina.-Club:...
(2008–) José Manuel Contreras
José Manuel Contreras
José Manuel "El Moyo" Contreras is a Guatemalan football midfielder who plays for Universidad de Concepción of the Chilean First Division...
(2008–09) Franco Jara
Franco Jara
Franco Daniel Jara is an Argentine footballer who plays for Granada CF on loan from S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a forward.-Club career:...
(2008–2010) Bryan Gerzičićh
Bryan Gerzicich
Bryan Paul Gerzičić is an American-Argentine professional football player at Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.- Biography :Two years after leaving Hapoel Haifa for Hapoel Acre, Gerzičić rejoined Haifa.- Statistics :...
(2006)
Former coaches
Gustavo AlfaroGustavo Alfaro
Gustavo Julio Alfaro is a former Argentine footballer currently working as a football manager. Alfaro most recently managed Rosario Central, but left due to poor results in the beginning of the Clausura 2009 with Central in danger of relegation.Alfaro had a short career as a footballer, he was...
(2006–08) (2010– ) Daniel Garnero
Daniel Garnero
Daniel Oscar Garnero is a retired Argentine football midfielder.- Career :Garnero played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente...
(2008–09) Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz (Argentine footballer)
Carlos David Ruiz is a retired Argentine footballer and now Assistant manager of Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:...
(2009–10)