Hernán Caputto

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hernán Caputto

| image = Universidad de Chile v Unión La Calera 20200227 15.jpg

| caption = Caputto with Universidad de Chile in 2020.

| fullname = Héctor Hernán Caputto Gómez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.84 m

| currentclub = Deportes Copiapó (manager)

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Platense

| years1 = 1989–1993

| years2 = 1995–1997

| years3 = 1997–1999

| years4 = 2000–2003

| years5 = 2001

| years6 = 2004

| years7 = 2004

| years8 = 2004–2005

| years9 = 2006

| years10= 2006–2009

| years11= 2010–2011

| clubs1 = Platense

| clubs2 = Tigre

| clubs3 = Provincial Osorno

| clubs4 = Unión Española

| clubs5 = → Magallanes (loan)

| clubs6 = Deportes Puerto Montt

| clubs7 = PSM Makassar

| clubs8 = Palestino

| clubs9 = Unión San Felipe

| clubs10= Universidad de Chile

| clubs11= Huachipato

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 26

| caps3 = 97

| caps4 = 46

| caps5 =

| caps6 = 13

| caps7 = 8

| caps8 = 39

| caps9 = 14

| caps10= 11

| caps11= 3

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 =

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10= 0

| goals11= 0

| manageryears1 = 2013–2015

| managerclubs1 = Chile U15

| manageryears2 = 2016–2019

| managerclubs2 = Chile U17

| manageryears3 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs3 = Universidad de Chile

| manageryears4 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs4 = Chile U17

| manageryears5 = 2023

| managerclubs5 = Ñublense

| manageryears6 = 2024–

| managerclubs6 = Deportes Copiapó

}}

Héctor Hernán Caputto Gómez (born 6 October 1974 in San Andrés de Giles), known as Hernán Caputto, is an Argentine naturalized Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was recently the manager of Deportes Copiapó.

Playing career

A product of Platense, Caputto has never played in Argentine Primera División. In the Chilean Primera División Caputto has played for Unión Española, Palestino, Deportes Puerto Montt, and Provincial Osorno. In the Chilean Second Division Caputto has played for Magallanes and Unión San Felipe. In the Argentine Second Division he played for Tigre.{{LinkedIn page|in/hernancaputto|Hernán Caputto}} In addition, he had a brief step with Indonesian club PSM Makassar in 2004.[https://web.facebook.com/FChilenosenelM/photos/a.1116635745095306/2527807697311430 Nacionalizado Chileno - Hernán Caputto en PSM Makassar]

Before the 2006 Clausura tournament in Chile, Caputto was signed by Universidad de Chile to replace José Carlo Fernández.{{cite web |title=Hernán Caputto se suma a las filas de la "U" |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2006/08/03/227121/hernan-caputto-se-suma-a-las-filas-de-la-u.html |website=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=3 August 2006}} Caputto was the backup until January 27, 2008, when, after a year and a half on Universidad de Chile, Caputto finally debuted with 2–1 victory over Deportes Concepción in the 2008 Apertura opener.{{cite web |title=La U ganó en la hora a Deportes Concepción |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2008/01/27/290326/la-u-gano-en-la-hora-a-deportes-concepcion.html |website=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=27 January 2008}} Regular first team goalkeeper Miguel Pinto was in Asia with the Chile national team.

Caputto retired from football in 2011.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Christian |title=Hernán Caputto anunció su retiro del fútbol |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/hernan-caputto-anuncio-su-retiro-del-futbol/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=28 November 2011}}

Managerial career

From 2011 to 2012, Caputto worked as the goalkeeping coach of Chile at youth levels and as the coach of Chile at under-15 level between 2013 and 2015, winning the friendly 2015 Aspire Tri-Series International Tournament in Doha, Qatar.{{cite web |title=LA SELECCIÓN CHILENA SUB 15 CAMPEONA EN QATAR |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/23243/la-seleccion-chilena-sub-15-campeona-en-qatar |publisher=ANFP |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=es |date=18 February 2015}} In 2016 he assumed as the coach of Chile U17, getting qualification to two World Cup editions: 2017 and 2019.{{cite web |last1=Quijada |first1=Vicente |title=Hernán Caputto: El DT que comandó a la Sub 17 de 2019 |url=http://www.laroja.cl/new/hernan-caputto-el-dt-que-comando-a-la-sub-17-de-2019 |website=www.laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=6 October 2021}}

After Alfredo Arias was released from Universidad de Chile, in 2019 he assumed as the coach for the first team until November 2020.{{cite web |last1=Fernández |first1=José Tomás |title=Hernán Caputto dejó de ser el técnico de Universidad de Chile |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2020/10/30/futbol/1604086321_682311.html#:~:text=El%20bajo%20rendimiento%20del%20equipo,un%20empate%20y%20cuatro%20derrotas. |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=30 October 2020}}

In the second half of 2023, he led Ñublense.{{cite news |last1=González |first1=Christian |title=Terremoto en Chillán: Hernán Caputto deja la banca de Ñublense a menos de tres meses de haber asumido |url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/terremoto-en-chillan-hernan-caputto-deja-la-banca-de-nublense/C7QVJCI47RBQJBHTP5AT3VCO6U/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |work=La Tercera |date=13 December 2023 |location=Santiago, Chile |language=es}}

Personal life

Caputto naturalized Chilean by residence.

His son, Franco, is a footballer from the Barnechea youth ranks.{{cite web |last1=Gómez |first1=Bastián |title=Paredes, Tudor y Caputto: los juveniles hijos de viejos cracks del fútbol chileno |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/2021/9/17/paredes-tudor-caputto-los-juveniles-hijos-de-viejos-cracks-del-futbol-chileno-122337.html |website=www.encancha.cl |access-date=21 October 2022 |language=es |date=17 September 2021}}