- Jorge Solari
Football player infobox
playername = Jorge Solari
fullname = Jorge Raúl Solari
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nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1941|11|11
cityofbirth =Buenos Aires
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1960-1961
1962-1963
1964-1969
1970
clubs =Newell's Old Boys
Vélez Sársfield
River Plate
Estudiantes
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1966-1969
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (?)pcupdate = 2 September 2007
Jorge Raúl Solari, (born
11 November 1941 ) is a former Argentine football player and current manager.Playing career
Solari, nicknamed "El Indio" ("The Indian"), played for several clubs in Argentina, he started his career with
Newell's Old Boys in 1960. In 1962 he signed for Vélez Sársfield and in 1964 he joined River Plate. Solari represented theArgentina national football team in the1966 FIFA World Cup . Solari left River in 1969 and had a short spell withEstudiantes de La Plata before retirement.Managerial career
Solari has maneged clubs all over the world, these including
Atlético Junior inColombia where he won the Apertura 1977 title, Club Renato Cesarini a club he helped to create, Newell's Old Boys, twice runners up in Argentina. In 1988-1989 he led Independiente to the Primera division championship in Argentina. He was manager ofCD Tenerife inSpain and led Saudi Arabia past the group stages of the World Cup for the first and only time in their history.After his success with Saudi Arabia he joined
Yokohama Marinos inJapan . He currently works as the manager of Atlético Tucumán in the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football.Managerial posts
*flagicon|Argentina
Rosario Central (1973)
*flagicon|Mexico Tecos
*flagicon|ColombiaAtlético Junior
*flagicon|ColombiaMillonarios (1977-1978)
*flagicon|ArgentinaClub Renato Cesarini (1978-1979)
*flagicon|Argentina Vélez Sársfield (1980)
*flagicon|ArgentinaClub Renato Cesarini (1981-1983)
*flagicon|ArgentinaNewell's Old Boys (1983-1987)
*flagicon|Argentina Independiente (1987-1989)
*flagicon|SpainCD Tenerife (1990-1992)
*flagicon|ArgentinaClub Renato Cesarini
*flagicon|ArgentinaNewell's Old Boys
*flagicon|Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (1994)
*flagicon|JapanYokohama Marinos (1994)
*flagicon|ArgentinaRosario Central (1995)
*flagicon|MexicoClub América (1997)
*flagicon|Argentina Aldosivi
*flagicon|ArgentinaClub Renato Cesarini
*flagicon|Chile Huachipato (2000)
*flagicon|ArgentinaArgentinos Juniors (2002)
*flagicon|EcuadorBarcelona SC (2003)
*flagicon|Argentina Almagro (2003-2004)
*flagicon|Argentina Tiro Federal (2004)
*flagicon|ArgentinaBarcelona SC (2004-2005)
*flagicon|Argentina Almagro (2005)
*flagicon|Argentina Tiro Federal (2005-2006)
*flagicon|Argentina Atlético Tucumán (2006-)Facts
*He is the uncle of current Argentine player
Santiago Solari , and the Colombian top-modelLiz Solari .External links
* [http://vendehumo.blogcindario.com/2005/10/00015-jorge-solari.html Profile in Spanish]
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