Gustavo Coleoni
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Iván Coleoni
Date of birth (1968-08-16) 16 August 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
1976–1985 Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Boca de Bariloche
1987 Bella Vista de Córdoba
1989 Las Palmas
1990 San Agustín
1991 Coquimbo Unido
Magallanes
Central Río Segundo
Bella Vista de Córdoba
Matienzo
Independiente Dolores
Atlético Rio Tercero
Belgrano La Para
Managerial career
1998–2002 Talleres (youth)
2004–2005 Racing de Córdoba (youth)
2006 Racing de Córdoba
2007 Gimnasia de Mendoza
2007 Juventud Antoniana
2008–2010 Juventud Antoniana
2010 Central Norte
2011 Talleres
2011–2012 Racing de Córdoba
2012–2013 Santamarina
2013–2014 Central Norte
2014 Guillermo Brown
2014 Sportivo Patria
2015–2016 Santamarina
2016 Ferro Carril Oeste
2017–2020 Central Córdoba
2021 Central Córdoba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo Iván Coleoni (born 16 August 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Coleoni is nicknamed Sapito (Little Frog) due to his small height and his jumps to avoid his opponents.[1]

Playing career

Born in Córdoba, Coleoni was a Talleres youth graduate. During his youth, due to his low height, the club paid a growth hormone treatment similar as to Lionel Messi's, but it never fully worked.[2][3]

After only playing two friendlies in the first team, Coleoni resumed his career with Peru's San Agustín and Chile's Magallanes, aside from lower league sides in his native region.[4]

Managerial career

After retiring Coleoni took up coaching in 1997, being initially a coordinator of his first club Talleres' youth sides and later being their manager. In 2003 he moved to Racing de Córdoba; initially a general coordinator, he was manager of the club's youth categories in 2004, and subsequently became their first team manager in 2006.[5]

On 17 December 2006, Coleoni was named manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza,[6] but was subsequently replaced by Ricardo Dillon. He was subsequently in charge of Juventud Antoniana also in the 2007 season, but resigned.

On 3 June 2008, Coleoni returned to Juventud Antoniana.[7] He narrowly missed out promotion to Primera B Nacional in his two seasons in charge, and later moved to Juventud Unida Universitario in July 2010 as a general coordinator.

In September 2010, Coleoni was named at the helm of Central Norte.[8] The following 21 February, he was named in charge of former side Talleres, with the club in the Torneo Argentino A.[9]

In June 2011, Coleoni returned to Racing de Córdoba as first team manager.[10] Roughly one year later, he was appointed at the helm of Santamarina,[11] before returning to Central Norte in 2013.[12]

In January 2015, after short periods in charge of Guillermo Brown[13] and Sportivo Patria,[14] Coleoni returned to Santamarina.[15] He left the club in June 2016 to take over Ferro Carril Oeste in the second division.[16]

Coleoni was sacked by Ferro on 15 December 2016,[17] and took over Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero the following January.[18] Despite suffering relegation in his first season, the club won the 2017–18 Torneo Federal A and subsequently achieved promotion to the Primera División and reached the finals of the Copa Argentina in 2018–19.[2]

On 17 March 2020, Coleoni resigned from the Ferroviarios.[19] On 30 December, the club announced his return, effective as after the ending of the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.[20]

References

  1. ^ ""Sapito" Coleoni, a fondo" ["Sapito" Coleoni, in too deep] (in Spanish). Al Toque Deportes. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "La historia de Gustavo Coleoni: mascota de Talleres, se crió en un bar, fue taxista y ahora es finalista de la Copa Argentina contra River" [The history of Gustavo Coleoni: Talleres' mascot, he grew in a bar, was a taxist and now is the finalist of the Copa Argentina against River] (in Spanish). La Nación. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ "El DT al que le inyectaron hormonas de mono porque decían que era mejor que Maradona" [The manager who had growth hormones injected because they said he was better than Maradona] (in Spanish). Clarín. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sapo de nuestro pozo" [A frog from our pit] (in Spanish). Perfil. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Racing no estuvo "Desamparado"" [Racing was not "helpless" (Desamparado in English)] (in Spanish). La Nueva. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Gimnasia tiene nuevo DT: Gustavo Coleoni" [Gimnasia have new manager: Gustavo Coleoni] (in Spanish). Diario Uno. 17 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Coleoni es el nuevo DT" [Coleoni is the new manager] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Gustavo Coleoni sería el técnico de Central Norte" [Gustavo Coleoni will be the manager of Central Norte] (in Spanish). Deportes Misiones. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Gustavo Coleoni es el nuevo DT de Talleres" [Gustavo Coleoni is the new manager of Talleres] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Coleoni es el nuevo DT de Racing de Córdoba" [Coleoni is the new manager of Racing de Córdoba] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Santamarina contrató a Gustavo Coleoni como nuevo entrenador" [Santamarina hired Gustavo Coleoni as their manager] (in Spanish). ABC Hoy. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Central Norte apuesta por Gustavo Coleoni" [Central Norte bet on Gustavo Coleoni] (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Gustavo Coleoni nuevo entrenador de Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn" [Gustavo Coleoni new manager of Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn] (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Patria, el equipo de Coleoni, primer rival de Juventud" [Patria, Coleoni's team, Juventud's first opponent] (in Spanish). El Tribuno. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Al Tecla lo miran desde Santamarina" [They aim Tecla from Santamarina] (in Spanish). Nueva Era. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Gustavo Coleoni es el nuevo DT" [Gustavo Coleoni is the new manager] (in Spanish). Ferro Carril Oeste. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Coleoni dejó de ser el DT" [Coleoni left as manager] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Central Córdoba puso primera a las órdenes de Coleoni" [Central Córdoba had their first session at Coleoni's orders] (in Spanish). Nuevo Diario. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  19. ^ "La emotiva despedida de Coleoni" [The emotional farewell of Coleoni] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Central Córdoba oficializó el regreso de Coleoni" [Central Córdoba made official the return of Coleoni] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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