Raúl Blanco (born 4 December 1941) is an Argentine football coach and former player.[1]
Blanco was born in Buenos Aires. He is well known for coaching the Socceroos from March 1998 to June 1999. He was also coaching the Olyroos (Under-23 side) at the same time,[2] and coached them during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Blanco was also employed by New Zealand Football as a technical assistant in their successful campaign to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa while coaching Macarthur Rams.[3]
A defender, Blanco played for Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí between 1962 and 1966, he then immigrated to Australia where he played for Prague F.C. between 1968 and 1971 and Pan-Hellenic between 1972 and 1973.
References
- ^ Pearson, Matt (7 November 2013). "Former Socceroos boss Raul Blanco takes charge at Sydney Uni". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Olyroos matches 1999 at Oz football
- ^ "Raul's World Cup Dream - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate football Website". Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
External links
- ozfootball.net Profile
- Raul Blanco at WorldFootball.net
- Raul Blanco at BDFA (in Spanish)
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