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EspañolALFIO BASILE
'Alfio Rubén Basile' (born November 1 1943 in Bahía Blanca), known as 'Coco', is an Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player. In September 2006, he became coach of the Argentina national football team, replacing José Pekerman.
| Contents |
| Playing career |
| Titles as a player |
| Managerial career |
| Clubs |
| Titles as a manager |
| References |
| External links |
Playing career
Basile started his playing career at the ''Bella Vista'' club in his home city. From 1964 to 1970 he played for Racing Club, and then for Huracán, where he was a mainstay of the 1973 ''Metropolitano'' champions under coach Cesar Luis Menotti. He also played for the Argentina national football team. Basile retired as a player in 1975.
Titles as a player
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Racing Club | Primera Division Argentina |
| 1967 | Racing Club | Copa Libertadores |
| 1967 | Racing Club | Copa Intercontinental |
| Metropolitano 1973 | Huracán | Primera Division Argentina |
Managerial career
After retirement as a player, Basile coached a number of Argentine teams, most notably Rosario Central, Racing Club, Huracán and Vélez Sársfield and Uruguayan Nacional, and Atlético Madrid.
His career as a coach reached its first peak in the early 1990s, when he led the Argentine national football team to two Copa America victories. The run-up to the 1994 FIFA World Cup looked smooth until a 5-0 defeat at home to Colombia. Following that traumatic event, Diego Maradona was brought back from retirement to take part in the play-off against Australia.
In the World Cup itself, Argentina opened with two stunning victories over Greece and Nigeria. However, controversy was soon to appear. Diego Maradona, was tested for doping after the Nigeria match, and was suspended after ephedrine was found in his sample. Argentina progressed to the last-16, but morale was shattered and the team was eliminated after losing to Romania.
Basile went on to coach San Lorenzo de Almagro, Club América of México and Colón de Santa Fe with varying degrees of success. In July 2005 he assumed the post of coach at Boca Juniors, winning the Recopa Sudamericana 2005 just a month later. He then won his first Argentine league title in the 2005 ''Apertura'' tournament. Four days later, Boca won the Copa Sudamericana 2005 against UNAM Pumas of Mexico.
In July 2006, he was once again offered the position of Argentina national football team coach and accepted the job. Basile stayed with Boca Juniors until September 14th 2006, when the team won a second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana 2006 with a victory over São Paulo FC of Brazil.
Vocal about his preference for the Italian Serie A and the Spanish La Liga over the English league, he made waves in England when he called for Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to transfer to Italy, claiming the switch would be better for the latter "even if he would have to play in the second division" with Juventus. [1]
Clubs
Titles as a manager
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Racing Club | Supercopa Sudamericana |
| 1991 | Argentina | Copa América |
| 1993 | Argentina | Copa América |
| 2005 | Boca Juniors | Recopa Sudamericana |
| Apertura 2005 | Boca Juniors | Primera Division Argentina |
| 2005 | Boca Juniors | Copa Sudamericana |
| Clausura 2006 | Boca Juniors | Primera Division Argentina |
References
1. "CNN - Basile Unhappy About West Ham Pair"
External links
★ Terre.com profile
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