Miguel Ángel Russo

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Miguel Ángel Russo
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Russo
Date of birth	April 9, 1956 (1956-04-09) (age 52)
Place of birth	Lanús, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1975-1988	Estudiantes	418 (11)
National team
?	Argentina	17 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Miguel Ángel Russo (born 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.

Contents 1 Titles as a player 2 Managerial career 2.1 Managerial titles 3 External links

[edit] Titles as a player

Season	Team	Title
Metropolitano 1982	Estudiantes	Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1983	Estudiantes	Primera División Argentina

[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 Sársfield	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.

With Russo at the helm, Boca Juniors took second place in the 2007 Clausura tournament and won the Copa Libertadores 2007.

[edit] Managerial titles

Season	Team	Title
1991-1992	Lanús	Primera B Nacional
1994-1995	Estudiantes	Primera B Nacional
Clausura 2005	Vélez Sársfield	Primera División Argentina
2007	Boca Juniors	Copa Libertadores

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera