Germán Portanova

{{short description|Argentine football player and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Germán Portanova

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| fullname = Germán Darío Portanova{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Argentina (ARG) |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023}}

| height = 1.74 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1973|10|19}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| currentclub = Argentina Women (manager)

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1994–1996 | clubs1 = Chacarita Juniors | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1996–1997 | clubs2 = Tristán Suárez | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1997–1998 | clubs3 = Cerro Porteño | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1999–2001 | clubs4 = Rangers | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2001 | clubs5 = Racing de Ferrol | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2002 | clubs6 = Tristán Suárez | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2002–2003 | clubs7 = Melipilla | caps7 = | goals7 =

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = UAI Urquiza women

| manageryears2 = 2021– | managerclubs2 = Argentina women

| pcupdate = 31 July 2021

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Germán Darío Portanova (born 19 October 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He has played as a midfielder for clubs of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Spain. He currently manages the Argentina women's national team.

Coaching career

He coached Argentina in the 2022 Copa América Femenina, guiding the team to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, making him the first manager other than Carlos Borrello to do so.

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