Francisco Argüello

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Francisco Arguello

| image =

| fullname = Francisco Antonio Argüello Benitez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Villarrica, Paraguay

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Recoleta

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2006–2008

| years2 = 2009–2012

| years3 = 2012–2013

| years4 = 2013

| years5 = 2013–2014

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs1 = Real Mamoré

| clubs2 = Oriente Petrolero

| clubs3 = Blooming

| clubs4 = Deportivo Capiatá

| clubs5 = San José

| clubs6 = Recoleta

| caps1 = 69

| caps2 = 61

| caps3 = 28

| caps4 = 2

| caps5 = 12

| caps6 = 0

| goals1 = 11

| goals2 = 7

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2014

| manageryears2 = 2015

| manageryears3 = 2015–2016

| manageryears4 = 2017

| manageryears5 = 2017–2018

| manageryears6 = 2019

| manageryears7 = 2020

| manageryears8 = 2022

| manageryears9 = 2022

| managerclubs1 = Wilstermann (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = Universitario de Sucre (assistant)

| managerclubs3 = Bolivia (assistant)

| managerclubs4 = Carabobo (assistant)

| managerclubs5 = Palestine (assistant)

| managerclubs6 = Always Ready (assistant)

| managerclubs7 = Aurora

| managerclubs8 = Aurora

| managerclubs9 = Universitario de Sucre

}}

Francisco Antonio Argüello Benitez (born 12 August 1982) is a Paraguayan football manager and player who plays as a midfielder for Recoleta.

Argüello spent most of his career playing for several clubs in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.

Club career

Argüello joined Real Mamoré in 2006 at the age of 26, and played 35 games for the team during his first year. In 2007, he was named Best Player for Real Mamore, as he helped the club to avoid relegation.

Argüello then signed with Oriente Petrolero in 2009, where in his 1st season he helped the team to qualify for Copa Sudamericana. On 21 September of that year, suffered a double break of his lower right leg during an away match against Colombia's Deportes Tolima in Copa Sudamericana. As Argüello tried to shoot on goal, Tolima's defender John Hurtado attempted to block the shot with his foot. Hurtado caught Argüello on the shin with the sole of his foot as Argüello struck the shot, and the combined force of Argüello swinging leg and Hurtado's lunging block caused Argüello's Tibia and Fibua to break.[http://www.elespectador.com/video-225547-impresionante-lesion-de-un-jugador-boliviano impresionante lesion de un jugador boliviano]{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} eldeber.com.bo {{in lang|es}} Currently, the extent of the damage is unknown and no return date has been set for Argüello. Hurtado received a yellow card for the foul.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/commentary?id=306235&cc=5739&league=CONMEBOL.SUDAMERICANA |title=Commentary: Deportes Tolima v Oriente Petrolero - Copa Sudamericana - ESPNFC |access-date=24 September 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023163328/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/commentary?id=306235&cc=5739&league=CONMEBOL.SUDAMERICANA |url-status=dead }}

In June 2012, Argüello signed for Blooming.

Coaching career

Argüello functioned as an assistant manager under Julio César Baldivieso in several clubs. In December 2019, he was officially appointed manager of Aurora, this time with Baldi as his assistant. Baldivieso could not appear as a coach in the official matches, after he already led Club Always Ready in the current 2019 Bolivian Primera División season and, according to the rules, a head coach cannot lead to two clubs in the same contest.[http://www.late.com.bo/francisco-arguello-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-de-aurora/ Francisco Argüello es el nuevo técnico de Aurora], late.com.bo, 18 December 2019 For that reason, Argüello was appointed manager.

References

External links

{{BDFA|45511|Francisco Antonio Arguello}}
{{Soccerway|francisco-arguello/25461}}
[http://www.facetasdeportivastv.com/nota.php?id=12122 Argüello otra vez de titular] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825231107/http://www.facetasdeportivastv.com/nota.php?id=12122 |date=25 August 2010 }}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Villarrica, Paraguay

Category:Sportspeople from Guairá Department

Category:Paraguayan men's footballers

Category:Paraguayan football managers

Category:Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Municipal Real Mamoré players

Category:Oriente Petrolero players

Category:Club Blooming players

Category:Ñublense footballers