Edgardo Arasa

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

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|fullname = Edgardo José Arasa Saita

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|9|15|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Rosario, Argentina

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|position = Defender

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|youthclubs1 = Rosario Central

|years1 = 1982

|clubs1 = Unión Santa Fe

|caps1 = 9

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1983

|clubs2 = {{ill|lt=Atlético Concepción|Club Atlético Concepción|es}}

|caps2 = 1

|goals2 = 0

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|clubs3 = Río Cuarto

|caps3 = –

|goals3 = –

|years4 =

|clubs4 = Renato Cesarini Río IV

|caps4 = –

|goals4 = –

|years5 = 1984

|clubs5 = Chacarita Juniors

|caps5 = 3

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1985–1986

|clubs6 = Atlanta

|caps6 = 22

|goals6 = 1

|years7 = 1988–1992

|clubs7 = Everton

|caps7 = 105

|goals7 = 2

|years8 = 1992

|clubs8 = → Santiago Wanderers (loan)

|caps8 = –

|goals8 = –

|years9 = 1993–1994

|clubs9 = Deportes Arica

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| manageryears1 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs1 = AA Jorge Griffa (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2010–2017

| managerclubs2 = AA Jorge Griffa

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Edgardo José Arasa Saita is an Argentine former footballer who played for clubs from Argentina and Chile.

Career

A football defender, Arasa played for Unión de Santa Fe, {{ill|lt=Atlético Concepción|Club Atlético Concepción|es|vertical-align=sup}}, Chacarita Juniors and Atlanta{{cite web |last1=Gramuglia |first1=Jonathan |title=LA PREVIA DEL CLÁSICO: LOS QUE PASARON POR AMBOS CLUBES |url=https://mundochaca.com.ar/2023/08/15/la-previa-del-clasico-los-que-pasaron-por-ambos-clubes/ |website=MUNDO CHACARITA |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es |date=15 August 2023}} in his homeland. In addition, he played for Río Cuarto and Renato Cesarini Río IV at regional level.{{cite web |title=Edgardo ARASA |url=https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/jugadores/edgardo-arasa/ |website=Memoria Wanderers |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es-CL}}

In 1988, he moved to Chile and spent five seasons with Everton de Viña del Mar in the top division,{{cite web |title=IDENTIDAD EVERTONIANA |url=https://web.facebook.com/pasion.decerro.7/videos/668260340400064 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Pasion de Cerro |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es |date=16 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Everton 1988 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Everton/Everton%201988%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Everton 1992 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Everton/Everton%201992%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es}} with a stint on loan with Santiago Wanderers in the 1992 Copa Chile.{{cite web |title=Copa Chile 1992 |url=https://www.eseaene.cl/sitio/primer-equipo/copa-chile-1992/ |website=eseaene.cl |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es}}

He ended his career with Deportes Arica in the Chilean Segunda División.{{cite web |title=Wanderers en Campeonato de Segunda División 1993 |url=https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/wanderers-en-campeonato-de-segunda-division-1993/ |website=Memoria Wanderers |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=1994 - Primera B |url=https://aricadicto.blogspot.com/2011/03/1994.html |website=ARICADICTOS |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es |date=31 March 2011}}

As a football coach, he has worked for AA Jorge Griffa in his city of birth.{{cite web |title=HACEDORES DE CRACKS |url=https://rosariofutbol.com/noticias/futbol/7857-hacedores-de-cracks.html |website=Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es |date=2 March 2012}}{{cite web |title=Asociación Atlética Jorge Griffa |url=https://www.evisos.com.ar/asociacion-atletica-jorge-griffa-noteid-73 |website=Evisos |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=es |date=28 April 2022}}

Personal life

His son, Lautaro Edgardo Arasa, who was born in Chile when he played for Everton, is a former footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Uruguay and Italy.{{cite web |title=Lautaro Edgardo Arasa – fodboldspiller profil |url=https://dk.soccerstats247.com/spillere/lautaro-edgardo-arasa-323191/ |website=dk.soccerstats247.com |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=da}}

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