| Ricardo La Volpe | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni | |
| Date of birth | February 6, 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1971-1975 1975-1979 1979-1982 1982-1983 |
Banfield San Lorenzo Atlante Oaxtepec |
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| National team | ||
| 1978 |  Argentina |
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| Teams managed | ||
| 1983-1984 1984-1986 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1996 1996 1997-2001 2001-2002 2002-2006 2006 2007 2008 - Present |
Oaxtepec Puebla Atlante Guadalajara Queretaro FC Atlante América Atlas Toluca Mexico Boca Juniors Velez Sarsfield CF Monterrey |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Lavolpe is a former Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as well as chain-smoking on the touchline.
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Playing career
In Argentina, La volpe played for Club Atlético Banfield and San Lorenzo. Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine professional football club from Banfield, a city in Buenos Aires Province 14km south of the center of San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Mexico he played for Atlante and Oaxtepec. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Atlante Futbol Club, also known as Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing at the Mexican First Division League. He won the 1978 FIFA World Cup with Argentina, albeit as the reserve goalkeeper. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA
Managerial career
The Mexico years
Lavolpe has been a coach in the Mexican Primera División for several years, coaching teams such as Puebla, Atlante, Guadalajara, Queretaro FC, América, Atlas and Toluca. The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación Puebla Futbol Club, also known as the Camoteros and La Franja (The Stripe is a professional Mexican football club Atlante Futbol Club, also known as Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing at the Mexican First Division League. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara Querétaro Fútbol Club is a football club based in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico. Club América, most commonly known as just América, is a professional Mexican football club playing in the Primera División. FC Atlas AC is a Mexican professional football club Atlas is one of three teams that play in Mexico 's second important city Guadalajara, along with Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club also known simply as Toluca, is a Mexican professional football club He has, however, had mixed results. He has a reputation for attacking football and for bringing along young players. As a coach, he led Atlante to the 1992-1993 season Primera División Championship.
World Cup 2006
His results as coach of the Mexican national team were regular before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as the team easily qualified for World Cup and they performed well at the 2005 Confederations Cup, but he lost in quarter finals in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he lost in quarter finals in the Copa América 2004 (4-0 with Brazil), and he lost in the prelimaniary round versus Korea and Mali in the 2004 Olympic Games. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The Copa América 2004 was a football tournament held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004.
His results in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where considered poor, as he lost two games (Portugal in the group stage and Argentina in the round of 16), tied one (Angola) and won one (Iran). The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament This was the first time Mexico lost a match in the group stage since 1978, when Mexico lost with Poland in Argentina.
Constant clashes with the press, club owners, Hugo Sánchez, and then, Cuauhtémoc Blanco took their toll on his popularity, pushing Lavolpe to threaten several times to leave the team. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11 1958 popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, Hugol, was the former coach of the Mexican National Football Team from February 7 Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football During the 2006 World Cup he told journalists: "Get out of my face! You know nothing. Don't break my balls, you fucking idiots. " [1] The feud with Blanco saw the striker allege that Lavolpe "does not have the trousers" to add him to the squad. At the squad's German training camp, Lavolpe reportedly spent much of his time eating doughnuts under a roped-off parasol. [1]
During Mexico's first game in the finals against Iran, Lavolpe was seen chain-smoking in the dugout, leading to an official warning from FIFA that he was not allowed to smoke during a match. The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Lavolpe responded by telling FIFA's executives that he would "rather give up football than smoking," although he later consented.
After Mexico were eliminated from the round of 16 following a 2-1 loss to Argentina, Lavolpe's contract with the team was not renewed. He did not came back to Mexico to give a final report of the team's performance. He was criticized for this by the mexican press. This was despite winning plaudits in the international media for his handling of the Mexican team. Former Celtic coach, Martin O'Neill, praised his "tactical flexibility", while The Guardian named him "Coach of the Tournament". The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. [1]
Boca Juniors
After leaving the Mexican national team, he met with Boca Juniors officials on 24 July 2006. Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for After several weeks of negotiation, it was agreed on 22 August that Lavolpe would take over as Boca manager on 15 September, replacing Alfio Basile who had been selected to manage the Argentine national team. Alfio Rubén Basile (born November 1 1943 in Bahía Blanca) known as Coco, is an Argentine Football (soccer coach
Lavolpe had a bumpy start with Boca Juniors, including a 3-1 loss against archi-rivals River Plate on October 8. Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses On 12 October, Boca lost 3-1 to Uruguayan club Nacional on penalty kicks in the Copa Sudamericana, and so were out of the competition. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan Sports club, full of history based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899 The Copa Sudamericana ( English: South American Cup, Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana) also known as Copa Nissan Sudamericana Boca failed three times to claim the Apertura Championship in the final weeks of the season, and then lost a playoff against Estudiantes. Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football In keeping with his word, Lavolpe resigned after the match. Later that year he become the new Vélez Sársfield manager, but did not stay in the job long. Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football team based in the Liniers neighborhood of western After watching his team suffer bruising defeats by River Plate and Boca Juniors in the Apertura 2007, and his team in 10th place, he resigned as coach. The Apertura 2007 saw a great deal of success for the "smaller" teams in Argentine football
Return to Mexico
In 2008, Ricardo Lavolpe returns to Mexico as manager of CF Monterrey. After several days of speculation, the decision was finally announced in the club's official website, as the replacement of former manager Isaac Mizrahi. He had a bumpy start, and didn't win until his fifth match. CF Monterrey finished the season in 8th place and had the league's leading goal scorer, Humberto Suazo. Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo (born May 10, 1981 in San Antonio) is a Chilean football player who currently plays as a They entered the Liguilla and eliminated the best team of the tournament and the favorite to win the Torneo de Clasura 2008, Chivas de Guadalajara by an aggregate score of 8-5 in the quarterfinals. Many praised Lavolpe's tactics, strategy, attitude, and guts in the partido de vuelta against Chivas for not playing it safe and continuing to attack even though in the partido de ida, Monterrey won 4-1. After the partido de vuelta in which the game finished 4-4, fans and media said that this was the type of soccer they wanted to see and also began to praise "Lavolpismo" which is now being used to describe Lavolpe's style of play. Monterrey's success would end in the semi-finals in which they were eliminated by Santos Laguna after an aggregate score of 3-3 (Because Santos had placed higher and won more points during the season than Monterrey, they eliminated Monterrey even though they tied). Fans of Monterrey have spoken highly of Lavolpe for helping the team reach the playoffs again after two dismal seasons of not qualifying including a last place finish during the last season. Many are hoping he returns next season but only time will tell if Lavolpe decides to return to Monterrey.
References
- ^ a b c Best and Wurst
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