Ricardo Gareca
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ricardo Alberto Gareca | |
| Date of birth | February 10, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Tapiales, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978-1980 1981 1981-1984 1985 1985-1988 1989-1992 1993-1994 |
Boca Juniors Sarmiento Boca Juniors River Plate América de Cali Vélez Sársfield Independiente |
16 (3) 33 (13) 114 (61) 12 (4) 53 (31) 118 (24) 41 (11) |
| National team | ||
| 1981-1986 | Argentina | 20 (5) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1996-1997 1997 1997-2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2006 2007-present |
Talleres Independiente Talleres Colón de Santa Fe Talleres Quilmes Argentinos Juniors América de Cali Independiente Santa Fe Talleres Universitario de Deportes |
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Ricardo Alberto "Tigre" Gareca (born February 10, 1958 in Taipales, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca who was nicknamed "El Tigre" played for all of the big three clubs in Argentina and for the Argentina national football team. As of 2007 he has been working as the manager of Universitario de Deportes in Peru
Gareca started his professional career in 1978 with Boca Juniors, he only played 16 games in his first three years with the club. In 1981 he was loaned out to Club Atlético Sarmiento for the 1981 Metropolitano, but he returned to Boca for the Nacional where he played alongside Diego Maradona with a contribution of 8 goals.
Gareca made his debut for the Argentina national team in 1981 against Poland, he went on to win 20 caps for his country, scoring 5 goals[1].
In 1985 Gareca earned the eternal hatred of many Boca fans by transferring directly to their fiercest rivals River Plate with Oscar Ruggeri. unlike Ruggeri his time with River was limited, he joined América de Cali in Colombia later in 1985. Gareca won two league titles with América in 1985 and 1986. He also had the misfortune of being on the losing side of the Copa Libertadores final, three times in succession (1985, 1986 &1987).
In 1989 Gareca returned to Argentina where he played with Vélez Sársfield until 1992. In 1993 he joined Club Atlético Independiente for the last few years of his career, making him one of a select band of players to have played for the three most successful teams in Argentine football.
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[edit] Titles as a player
| Season | Team | Title |
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| 1985 |  América de Cali |
Colombian league |
| 1986 | América de Cali |
Colombian league |
| Clausura 1994 |  Independiente |
Primera División Argentina |
[edit] Managerial career
Gareca started his managerial career with Talleres in 1996. In 1997 he left the club to take over at Independiente de Avellaneda but results were not forthcoming and he returned to Talleres later that year. Gareca led Talleres to the Argentine 2nd division championship in 1997-1998, which earned them promotion to the Argentine Primera. In 1999 he led them to their first major title the Copa CONMEBOL, making them the first team from outside Buenos Aires to win an international competition. In 2000 Gareca joined Colón de Santa Fe but soon returned to Talleres for a 3rd spell with the club.
In 2002 "El Tigre" took over at Quilmes in the 2nd division, and then in 2003 he became manager of Argentinos Juniors. Having led Argentinos to the brink of promotion, the club faced a playoff against Gareca's former team Quilmes, which they lost, missing out on promotion.
Gareca then teamed up with former team-mate Oscar Ruggeri in 2004 to work as his field assistant at Elche in Spain. In 2005 he became manager of his former club América de Cali followed by a spell in charge of Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia.
In 2006 he returned for a fourth spell with Talleres but couldn't prevent them from struggling in the Argentine 2nd division. In October 2007 he became the manager of Universitario de Deportes in Peru.
[edit] Titles as a manager
| Season | Team | Title |
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| 1996-1997 | Talleres |
Argentine 2nd division |
| 1999 | Talleres |
Copa CONMEBOL |
[edit] References
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