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Arturo Salah
Chilean former footballer and manager (born 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a former Chilean footballer and manager. From January 2016 until 2019 he was the president of Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.
He studied civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1]
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Manager career
He began his managerial career with Colo-Colo. He won two national championships (1986 & 1989), finished runner-up twice (1987 & 1988), and won the Copa Chile three times with Colo-Colo. After that run with Colo-Colo, Salah took charge of the Chile national team from 1990 to 1993. In 1991, he led "La Roja" to a third place in the Copa America. He stayed in charge of "La Roja" for thirty games, of which he won twelve, tied seven, and lost eleven.
After that he was hired as the coach of Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the team lasted one year before he moved to coach Monterrey.
In 2001, Salah was hired as National Director of Chiledeportes, turning back to coaching in 2003.[2] In Huachipato Salah raised the team's level of play and reached the 2006 Copa Sudamerica, being eliminated by Colo-Colo. He stayed with the team until 2007 when Universidad de Chile hired him.
In his career, he has coached 421 games, won 209, tied 124, and lost 88.
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Honours
Player
- Universidad de Chile
- Copa Chile: 1979
Manager
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (2): 1986, 1989
- Copa Chile (3): 1988, 1989, 1990
References
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