Roberto Saporiti

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Roberto Saporiti
Full name	Roberto Marcos Saporiti
Date of birth	April 11, 1939 (1939-04-11) (age 69)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1957-1961 1962-1963 1963-1964 1965-1970 1971	Independiente Lanús Deportivo Español Racing Montevideo Platense
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Roberto Saporiti (born April 11, 1939 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer currently working as a manager. He has managed clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.

1 Playing career
- 1.1 Titles as a player
2 Managerial career
- 2.1 Managerial titles
3 References

[edit] Playing career

Saporiti started his professional career with Club Atlético Independiente in 1957. In 1960 he was part of the squad that won the Primera División Argentina championship.

In 1962 he moved down a division to play for Club Atlético Lanús and in 1963 he moved to Deportivo Español where he played alongside Carlos Bilardo.

Saporiti had a spell playing in Uruguay for Racing Club de Montevideo before returning to Argentina in 1971 to play for Club Atlético Platense.

[edit] Titles as a player

Season	Team	Title
1960	Independiente	Primera División Argentina

[edit] Managerial career

Saporiti has held managerial positions at a large number of clubs. Most notably he coached Argentinos Juniors to their first ever title in 1984^[1],he has had four spells as manager of Talleres de Córdoba (1977-1979, 1988-1990, 1995 & 2006) and he coached Loma Negra in the early 1980s, the most successful period in their history.. He has also coached Argentine clubs Chacarita Juniors, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo and had a spell as caretaker manager of Boca Juniors, between 2007 and 2008 he had a second spell as manager of Olimpo de Bahía Blanca.

Saporiti has also coached Junoir in Colombia and a number of clubs in Mexico including Veracruz, Atlante, Pumas, Necaxa, Tecos and Puebla.