Argentine football player and coach
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Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio ( wear 7 October 1976 ) is an Argentine professional football director and former player who played as a leave midfielder and is presently the coach of Liga MX side Club América.

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He spent the better separate of his 16-year master career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 177 matches and 17 goals chiefly with Real Madrid, but besides played in Italy for Inter Milan, winning 13 major titles with both teams. Solari began working as a coach in 2013, going on to spend several years associated with Real Madrid in unlike capacities .

Playing career [edit ]

club [edit ]

early career and river [edit ]

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Solari played youth football for Newell ‘s Old Boys and Renato Cesarini, after returning from the United States where he attended Richard Stockton College in New Jersey. [ 1 ] He joined Club Atlético River Plate midway through the 1995–96 season, making his Primera División introduction on 12 May. Solari appeared in 24 league games in his first full campaign, helping river to both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments .

Atlético Madrid [edit ]

Solari moved to Spain late in the 1999 January transfer window, signing with Atlético Madrid. He played his first gear La Liga game on 7 February, in a 1–2 away loss against UD Salamanca. [ 2 ] Solari had his best individual season in 1999–2000 when he scored six goals in 34 matches, but the Colchoneros were relegated from the top degree .

real Madrid [edit ]

subsequently, Solari moved across the city to join real number Madrid. After a poor beginning season he became a regular, albeit as a substitute ; in the final of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, in which he played the wide 90 minutes, he was involved in the play that led to Zinedine Zidane ‘s wonder strike against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in an eventual 2–1 winnings. [ 3 ] Solari ‘s best season with Real was 2003–04, but his five goals from 34 appearances – 15 starts, 1,539 minutes of action – could alone help the side to the fourth put in the league. During his five-year spell he besides played 49 matches in the Champions League, netting seven times. [ 4 ]

Inter and later years [edit ]

Solari signed a three-year compress with Inter Milan in the summer of 2005 for € 6 million, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] being meagerly used during his three-year stint ( maximum 21 games in his second temper ) but winning three consecutive Serie A titles to add to his trophy cabinet, the 2006 edition due to the Calciopoli scandal. On 30 June 2008, Solari ‘s contract with the Nerazzurri expired and he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro shortly after. On 9 July of the following class, he moved teams and countries again and signed with Atlante F.C. from Mexico, again on a release transfer. In early September 2010, 34-year-old Solari signed with Uruguayan baseball club Peñarol for one year, so far again as a spare agent. [ 7 ] He retired after only a couple of months .

International [edit ]

Solari won 11 caps for Argentina, during five years. He was not selected for any major international tournaments, however. [ 8 ]

Coaching career [edit ]

real Madrid [edit ]

Solari started working as a coach in 2013, beginning being in commit of Real Madrid ‘s youths. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he was appointed at the reserves who competed in Segunda División B. [ 11 ] On 29 October 2018, Solari was named caretaker coach of the first team after the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui. He assumed the character the adjacent day, [ 12 ] and became the official coach 14 days subsequently because in Spain no club was allowed to have a caretaker for more than two weeks. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] He won the FIFA Club World Cup during his tenure, extending Real ‘s reign in the contest to three back-to-back titles. [ 15 ] Solari was sacked on 11 March 2019. [ 16 ]

América [edit ]

On 29 December 2020, Solari was unveiled as the new coach of Mexican side Club América after signing a biennial sign, replacing the sack Miguel Herrera. [ 17 ] He did not obtain his shape permit in time, and as a result could not be on the sideline for América ‘s opening catch of the Guardianes 2021 against Atlético San Luis. [ 18 ] Solari made his debut the following workweek in a 1–0 away kill to Monterrey, [ 19 ] and earned his inaugural win against FC Juárez on 26 January. [ 20 ] He led the team to a second-place finish in the general table, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Pachuca. [ 21 ] América began the Apertura 2021 tournament with four victories and one attract from five matches, taking Solari ‘s total tally with the club to 18 wins from his first 27 games, tying the target set by Leo Beenhakker during the 1994–95 season. [ 22 ] He guided América to the CONCACAF Champions League Final in November, losing 1–0 to Monterrey .

expressive style of bet [edit ]

A dynamic and versatile winger, with excellent technical ability, Solari was chiefly known for his trickle skills, although he was besides an accurate passer and was capable of striking the ball from distance with both feet. [ 23 ]

Broadcasting [edit ]

Since 2010, Solari worked as initiate for ESPN. [ 24 ] [ 25 ]

personal life [edit ]

Nicknamed Indiecito ( Little Indian in spanish ), Solari came from a sporting family : his uncle Jorge, his don Eduardo and two of his four siblings, younger Esteban and David, are besides footballers. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] His younger baby, Liz, worked as an actress. [ 29 ] His uncle Jorge played for several clubs during his career, largely Club Atlético River Plate, whilst his cousin Natalia married Fernando Redondo who besides represented real Madrid. All but David played for Argentina. [ 30 ] [ 31 ]

career statistics [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

International [edit ]

Argentina[34]

Year
Apps
Goals

1999
1
0

2000
1
1

2001
0
0

2002
3
0

2003
4
0

2004
2
0

Total
11
1

International goals [edit ]

Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after the Solari goal.

#
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition

1.
20 December 2000
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States
 Mexico
1–0
2–0
Friendly[35]

managerial statistics [edit ]

As of 27 November 2021[36]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team

Nat

From

To

Record

Ref

Real Madrid Castilla
Spain
19 July 2016

29 October 2018

86
32
29
25
112
92

+20

0 37.21

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[37]
Real Madrid
Spain
30 October 2018

11 March 2019

32
22
2
8
71
37

+34

0 68.75
[38]
América
Mexico
29 December 2020

Present
43
25
9
9
59
36

+23

0 58.14
[39]

Total

160
79
40
41
241
162

+79

0 49.38

Honours [edit ]

musician [edit ]

River Plate
Real Madrid
Inter Milan

coach [edit ]

Real Madrid

References [edit ]