Lionel Scaloni

Argentine association football manager (born 1978)

Lionel Scaloni (born 16 May 1978) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He has played for Argentina national team.

Lionel Scaloni
Scaloni with Argentina in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lionel Sebastián Scaloni[1]
Date of birth (1978-05-16) 16 May 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Pujato, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, right midfielder
Club information
Current team
Argentina (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Newell's Old Boys 12 (0)
1996–1997 Estudiantes 37 (7)
1998–2006 Deportivo La Coruña 200 (14)
2006West Ham United (loan) 13 (0)
2006–2007 Racing Santander 30 (1)
2007–2013 Lazio 52 (1)
2008–2009Mallorca (loan) 28 (0)
2013–2015 Atalanta 15 (0)
Total 387 (23)
National team
1997 Argentina U20 7 (2)
2003–2006 Argentina 7 (0)
Teams managed
2016–2017 Sevilla (assistant)
2017–2018 Argentina (assistant)
2018 Argentina U20
2018– Argentina
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina (as player)
FIFA World Youth Championship
Winner 1997 Malaysia U-20 Team
Representing  Argentina (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
Third place 2019 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2003 1 0
2004 1 0
2005 3 0
2006 2 0
Total 7 0

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 18 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Argentina U20   17 July 2018 30 November 2018 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 066.67 [source?]
Argentina   3 August 2018 present 65 45 15 5 134 35 +99 069.23 [3]
Career total 71 49 16 6 145 38 +107 069.01

Honours

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Player

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Deportivo La Coruña

West Ham United

Argentina U20

Manager

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Argentina U20

Argentina

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. Lionel Scaloni at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Argentina: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. "When India Defeated Lionel Scaloni's Argentina at U-20 COTIF Cup 2018 (Watch Video) | ⚽ LatestLY". 19 December 2022.
  5. Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. Dawkes, Phil (1 June 2022). "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  7. "IFFHS AWARDS 2022 - MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL COACH". IFFHS. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. "Scaloni honoured with Best FIFA Men's Coach award". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. Pioli wins best Serie A coach, special award for Scaloni