Miguel Ángel Russo
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Miguel Ángel Russo (b. Lanús, Buenos Aires province 9 April 1956) is an Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player.
Russo was a one club man; he played his entire career for Estudiantes de La Plata, from 1975 to his retirement in 1988. A defensive midfielder, Russo was a staple of the team that won two back-to-back championships in the 1982/83 season.
Although Russo was called on by national team coach Carlos Bilardo to play in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a string of minor injuries prevented him from traveling to the main event in Mexico, which Argentina ultimately won.
[edit] Managerial career
| Season(s) | Club | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-1992 |  Lanús |
Primera B Nacional Primera División Argentina |
| 1992-1995 | Estudiantes de La Plata |
Primera B Nacional Primera División Argentina |
| 1996-1997 |  Universidad de Chile |
Chilean Primera |
| 1997-1998 | Rosario Central |
Primera División Argentina |
| 1998-1999 |  Salamanca |
Spanish Primera División |
| 1999 |  Morelia |
Primera División de México |
| 1999 | Colón de Santa Fe |
Primera División Argentina |
| 1999-2000 | Lanús |
Primera División Argentina |
| 2001 | Los Andes |
Primera División Argentina |
| 2002-2003 | Rosario Central |
Primera División Argentina |
| 2004-present | Vélez Sarsfield |
Primera División Argentina |
His career as a coach included spells at Estudiantes and Lanús (both of whom he helped promote), and other sides in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Spain.
In June 2005 he won the Clausura tournament with Vélez Sarsfield, his first title as a coach in the Argentine top division.
