Arturo Salah

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Arturo Salah
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Full name	Arturo Salah Cassani
Date of birth	December 4, 1949 (1949-12-04) (age 58)
Place of birth	Chile
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Club information
Current club	Universidad de Chile (manager)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1969-1971 1972-1974 1975-1981 1982-1983	Audax Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile Palestino
Teams managed
1986-1989 1990-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1999-2000 2003-2007 2007-	Colo-Colo Chile Universidad de Chile Monterrey Cobreloa Huachipato Universidad de Chile
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Arturo Salah Cassani (born December 4, 1949 in Chile) is a Chilean former football player, who currently is the manager for Universidad de Chile. As a player, Salah played for Audax, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Palestino.

[edit] Manager Career

He began his managerial career with Colo-Colo. He won two national championships (1986 & 1989), finished runner-up twice (1987 & 1988), and won the Copa Chile three times with Colo-Colo. After that impressive run with Colo-Colo, Salah took charge of the Chilean national team from 1990 to 1993. In 1991 he led "La Roja" to a third place in the Copa America. He stayed in charged of "La Roja" for 30 games, of which he won 12, tied 7, and lost 11.

After that he was hired as the coach of Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the team lasted one year before he moved to coach Mexican team Monterrey.

In 2001, Salah was hired as National Director of Chiledeportes. He return to coaching in 2003. In Huachipato Salah raised the teams level of play and reached the 2006 Copa Sudamerica, being eliminated by Colo-Colo. He stayed with the team until 2007 when he was hired by Universidad de Chile.

In his career he has coached 421 games, won 209, tied 124, and lost 88.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
1986	Colo-Colo	Primera Division Chile Champion
1988	Colo-Colo	Copa Chile Champion
1989	Colo-Colo	Primera Division Chile Champion
1989	Colo-Colo	Copa Chile Champion
1990	Colo-Colo	Copa Chile Champion

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