Carlos Córdoba

Carlos Córdoba (born 5 November 1958) is an Argentine football coach and former player. He played for Argentine club Boca Juniors and served as assistant coach of the Dallas Burn and head coach of the Miami Fusion. Córdoba played for Boca Juniors from the age 14 before moving to the United States in 1985 to begin his coaching career.^[1]

Carlos Córdoba

Carlos Córdoba (left) and Dennis Mortimer, captains of Boca Juniors and Aston Villa respectively, before the 1984 Joan Gamper Trophy third place match
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Córdoba
Date of birth	(1958-11-05) 5 November 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Argentina
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1972–1975	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1984	Boca Juniors
1985	Tampa Bay Rowdies
1985-1986	Unión
1986-1987	Huracán
1988	Toronto Blizzard	22	(4)
1991	Milwaukee Rampage
1991	San Diego Sockers
Managerial career
1996–1997	Dallas Burn (assistant coach)
1998	Miami Fusion
2018–2019	Milwaukee Torrent
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Córdoba spent his entire playing career at Buenos Aires club Boca Juniors. He joined the club at age 14 and joined the first team at age 17. Playing alongside football legend Diego Maradona, he helped the team win three Argentine First Division Championships and one world club title. He captained Boca Juniors from 1983 to 1984 before moving to the US in 1985 with hopes of coaching an MLS club.^[1] He played with the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Milwaukee Rampage, and San Diego Sockers in the US, Toronto Blizzard in Canada and Union and Huracon in Argentina.^[2][3]

Coaching career

Córdoba's first professional coaching job was with the Milwaukee Rampage in 1995. In 1996, Córdoba took a job as assistant coach of the Dallas Burn under former US goalkeeper David Dir. In 1998 moved to being head coach of the Miami Fusion until being replaced by Brazilian Ivo Wortmann in July of the same year.^[1]

It was announced on 18 December 2018, that Córdoba will be the Milwaukee Torrent's head coach for the 2019 season.^{[citation needed]}