Raul Blanco

Raúl Blanco
Personal information
Full nameRaúl Blanco
Date of birth4 December 1941
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1962–1966Arsenal de Sarandí
1968–1971Sydney Prague
1972–1973Pan-Hellenic
Teams managed
1979–1980St George
1981Marconi Stallions
1981–1983Australia Youth Team
1984–1985Parramatta Eagles
1992NSW Team State Coach
1996-1997Australia
1996–2000Australia U23
2002–2003Marconi Stallions
2009–Macarthur Rams
New Zealand (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:09, 13 March 2009 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:09, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Raúl Blanco (born 4 December 1941) is an Argentine-born Australian Association football coach.

Blanco was born in Buenos Aires. He is well known for coaching the Socceroos from March 1998 to June 1999. He was also coaching the Olyroos (Under-23 side) at the same time,[1] and coached them during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Blanco was also employed by New Zealand Football as a technical assistant in their successful campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa while coaching Macarthur Rams.[2]

Blanco played for Argentine football club Arsenal de Sarandí between 1962 and 1966, he then emigrated to Australia where he played for Prague F.C. between 1968 and 1971 and Pan-Hellenic between 1972 and 1973.

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