Carlos Fren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Guillermo Fren | ||
| Date of birth | December 27, 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1978 | Argentinos Juniors | 195 | (13) |
| 1978–1982 | Independiente | 103 | (2) |
| 1982 | Racing Club | 11 | (0) |
| 1983 |
Everest | 3 | (0) |
| 1983 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 |
Vélez Sársfield | 56 | (0) |
| ? | Atlanta | ||
| ? | Tigre | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Independiente | ||
| 1994 | Deportivo Mandiyú | ||
| 1995 | Racing Club | ||
| 1996 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 2005 |
Instituto de Córdoba | ||
| 2007 |
12 de Octubre | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009 | |||
Carlos Fren (born 27 December 1954) is an Argentine former footballer and manager. He spent most of his playing career in Argentinos Juniors and Independiente. He has also managed these clubs.
Playing career
Fren began his playing career in 1973 with Argentinos Juniors. Between 1976 and 1978 he played alongside teenage sensation Diego Maradona in the Argentinos midfield. He made over 200 appearances for the Paternal club before joining Independiente in 1978.
Fren played 103 league games for independiente before leaving to join their fiercest rivals Racing Club in 1982. In 1980, he was included in the Argentina squad for the 1980 Mundialito.[1]
After a short stint with
Towards the end of his playing career he had stints with
Managerial career
Fren began coaching in the youth teams of Nueva Chicago and Vélez Sársfield. His first first team appointment was his former club Independiente in 1991. In 1994, he teamed up with Diego Maradona as joint manager of Deportivo Mandiyú. In 1995, the pair had another unsuccessful attempt at management with Racing Club.
In 1996, Fren notoriously spent a single game in charge of Argentinos Juniors before resigning.
From there, Fren went on to coach the reserve team of
References
- rsssf
External links
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
- (in Spanish) Managerial statistics
- (in Spanish) Managerial statistics with Maradona