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
2004-2006	Vélez Sarsfield	Primera División Argentina
2007-	Boca Juniors	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. On 15 December 2006, he was signed by Boca Juniors to replace Ricardo La Volpe.