Pedro Troglio

Infobox Football biography
playername = Pedro Troglio


fullname = Pedro Antonio Troglio
nickname = Peter
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|7|28
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
height =
currentclub = "Retired"
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1983-1988
1988-1989
1989-1991
1991-1994
1994-1997
1997-2002
2002-2003
clubs = River Plate
Verona
Lazio
Ascoli
Fukuoka
Gimnasia La Plata
Villa Dálmine
caps(goals) = 59 (3)
32 (1)
40 (1)
106 (13)
56 (20)
124 (4)
31 (4)
nationalyears = 1987-1990
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 21 (2)

Pedro Antonio Troglio (born July 28 1965 in Luján, Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine football player and manager.

Career

During his career as a footballer, Troglio played for River Plate, as well as at the 1990 FIFA World Cup with the Argentina, where he scored a goal against the USSR.

During the final years of his career, Troglio played for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and Villa Dálmine (a fourth division team where he played alongside fellow veterans José Basualdo, Roberto Monserrat, Mario Pobersnik and Raúl "Pacha" Cardozo).

Troglio then went on to coach Godoy Cruz de Mendoza in Primera B Nacional but he left in the middle of the tournament to take on a demoralized Gimnasia and helped keep the team in the Primera. The next season he led them to 2nd place in the Apertura tournament, equalling their highest finish ever.

In June 2006 his #21 jersey was retired in Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, being this the first number ever retired in an Argentine football club.

After the successful 2005 campaign, Gimnasia has performance declined markedly. Following a series of defeats in national and international competitions, including a 7:0 derby defeat to Estudiantes de La Plata, Troglio resigned on April 2007, and was temporarily replaced with former aide Ricardo Kuzemka. Nevertheless, Troglio's status with fans did not deteriorate strongly, with most press articles blaming club president Juan José Muñoz on the poor performances of the team.

In 2007, after Jorge Burruchaga's departure of Independiente, Troglio was hired to manage this institution. In march 2008, after an erratic season start, Troglio was sacked and replaced by Miguel Angel Santoro.

Club history

Clubs matches and goals
* 1983-1988 flagicon|Argentina River Plate (59, 3)
* 1988-1989 flagicon|Italy Verona (32, 1)
* 1989-1991 flagicon|Italy Lazio (40, 1)
* 1991-1994 flagicon|Italy Ascoli (106, 13)
* 1994-1997 flagicon|Japan Fukuoka (56, 20)
* 1997-2002 flagicon|Argentina Gimnasia La Plata (124, 4)
* 2002-2003 flagicon|Argentina Villa Dálmine (31, 4)

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16381 Career details] at National Football Teams