Lionel Scaloni
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Full name | Lionel Sebastián Scaloni[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 May 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pujato, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
right midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Argentina (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Newell's Old Boys | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Estudiantes | 37 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2006 | Deportivo La Coruña | 200 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | → West Ham United (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Racing Santander | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2013 |
Lazio | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Mallorca (loan) | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 |
Atalanta | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 387 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Argentina | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Argentina U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (Spanish pronunciation:
Born in Pujato, Santa Fe, Scaloni debuted as a player for
Scaloni became a manager in 2016, starting as an assistant at
Playing career
Club
Early years and Deportivo
Born in the small town of Pujato in Santa Fe Province,[3] with Italian origins from Ascoli Piceno, Marche,[4][5] Scaloni began his career in the Argentine Primera División with local club Newell's Old Boys and then Estudiantes de La Plata, before joining Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña in December 1997 for 405 million pesetas.[6]
Regularly used with the Galicians over an eight-and-a-half-year stint, he competed with Manuel Pablo and Víctor for both starting spots on the right flank.[7][8] Due to a knee injury, he appeared in only 14 La Liga matches as Depor won the title for the first time.[9]
After falling out with manager
Racing Santander
Scaloni left West Ham after a permanent move could not be agreed. Deportivo released him on 1 September 2006 alongside Diego Tristán,[14] one day after the close of the summer transfer window.
However, due to the fact there were no limitations for free agents, two weeks later Scaloni signed a one-year contract at Racing de Santander,[15] The Cantabrians subsequently finished in mid table. He appeared – and started – in both games against his former club, both ending in 0–0 draws.[16][17]
Italy
On 30 June 2007, Scaloni moved to
At age 35, Scaloni joined
International
After making his debut for
Coaching career
Assistant
On 11 October 2016, Scaloni joined compatriot Jorge Sampaoli's coaching staff at Sevilla.[27] The following June, when the latter was appointed as the new national team boss, he was again named as his assistant.[28]
Argentina
After Argentina's failure at the World Cup in Russia, Scaloni and Pablo Aimar were named caretaker managers until the end of the year.[29] In November 2018, the former was confirmed in the post until the following June when the 2019 Copa América was due to take place.[30] This decision unleashed a wave of criticism against Scaloni's appointment, including from legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who criticized the move for appointing an "unqualified" and inexperienced person in charge.[31][32][33] Scaloni's appointment, at the time, was also seen as an offence against the national team due to the lack of consultation with other experienced managers at the time and the AFA was blamed for having no strategy regarding the appointment.[34]
In the 2019 Copa América, he led the side to third place in Brazil, but not in the style fans expected as Argentina struggled to advance further in the tournament.[35] The poor performance on Argentina's way to the third place finish ultimately released a new wave of criticism against Scaloni appointment due to Argentina's inability to win the tournament despite expectation, and Scaloni's inadequate and inconsistent tactical performances.[36] Despite calls to sack Scaloni, however, the AFA opted to extend Scaloni's contract until 2022, as AFA saw Scaloni's third place finish acceptable.[37]
Scaloni led Argentina to the 2021 Copa América title after defeating Brazil who were once again the hosts (1–0), helping them to win their first trophy in 28 years.[38] In November that year, he was nominated for The Best FIFA Football Coach Award,[39] but did not make the final three shortlist.[40]
On 1 June 2022, Scaloni's Argentina won the 2022 Finalissima after defeating European champions Italy 3–0 at Wembley Stadium.[41] On 16 November, Argentina beat the United Arab Emirates 5–0 in a friendly World Cup warm-up game ahead of the World Cup extending their unbeaten run to 36 matches, just one shy of Italy's record of 37.[42]
On 22 November, Scaloni's side lost 2–1 to
Almost a year later from the conquer of the World Cup in Qatar, on 21 November 2023, he led Argentina to a 1-0 win against Brazil at the Maracanã Stadium, in what would be the latter's first home defeat ever in World Cup qualification tournaments.
Personal life
Scaloni has both Argentine and Italian citizenship.[54]
Scaloni's older brother, Mauro, also played at Deportivo, but never made it beyond its reserve team.[55][6] He and his wife Elisa Montero have two sons, Ian and Noah.[56][57]
In April 2019, Scaloni was run over while cycling in
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2003 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | |
2005 | 3 | 0 | |
2006 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 27 March 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Argentina U20 | 17 July 2018 | 30 November 2018 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 66.67 | [citation needed] | |
Argentina | 3 August 2018 | present | 69 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 141 | 38 | +103 | 69.57 | [60] | |
Career total | 75 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 152 | 41 | +111 | 69.33 |
Honours
Player
Deportivo La Coruña
West Ham United
Argentina U20
Manager
Argentina U20
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 2022[62]
- Copa América: 2021;[38] third place: 2019[35]
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022[41]
Individual
- IFFHS Men's World's Best National Coach: 2022,[50] 2023[63]
- Panchina d'Oro: 2023[65]
See also
References
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- ^ cf. Spanish phonology#Epenthesis
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- ^ De Luca, Francesco (12 December 2022). "Argentina in semifinale mondiale, il riscatto di Scaloni l'italiano" [Argentina in World Cup semi-finals, saved by Scaloni the Italian]. Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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- ^ "Scaloni dice que el único culpable de su expulsión en Getafe es él" [Scaloni says he is the only one to blame for his dismissal in Getafe]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 March 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Scaloni: "Me gustaría quedarme, pero no depende de mí"" [Scaloni: "I would like to stay, but it's not up to me"]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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- ^ "Los hijos de Lionel Scaloni aparecieron por primera vez en TV con un mensaje para su papá" [Lionel Scaloni's sons made first TV appearance with a message for their daddy]. La Nación (in Spanish). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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- ^ Mateo, Roberto (9 April 2019). "Scaloni, atropellado en Mallorca por un coche mientras iba en bicicleta" [Scaloni, run over in Mallorca by a car while riding a bicycle]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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- ^ https://football-italia.net/panchina-doro-pioli-wins-best-serie-a-coach-special-award-for-scaloni-all-the-winners/
External links
- Lionel Scaloni at FIFA (archived)
- Lionel Scaloni at Premier League
- Lionel Scaloni at 11v11.com
- Lionel Scaloni at BDFutbol
- Lionel Scaloni at FBref.com
- Lionel Scaloni at FootballDatabase.eu
- Lionel Scaloni at L'Équipe (in French)
- Lionel Scaloni at kicker (in German)
- Lionel Scaloni at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lionel Scaloni at Soccerbase.com