Jorge Solari

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jorge Solari

| image = Jorge Raul Solari.jpg

| caption = Solari with Vélez Sarsfield

| full_name = Jorge Raúl Solari

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|11|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1960–1961 | clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1962–1963 | clubs2 = Vélez Sarsfield | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1964–1969 | clubs3 = River Plate | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1970 | clubs4 = Estudiantes | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1971–1972 | clubs5 = Torreón | caps5 = | goals5 =

| nationalyears1 = 1966–1969 | nationalteam1 = Argentina | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

|manageryears1 = 1973

|managerclubs1 = Rosario Central

|manageryears2 =

|managerclubs2 = Tecos UAG

|manageryears3 =

|managerclubs3 = Atlético Junior

|manageryears4 = 1977–1978

|managerclubs4 = Millonarios

|manageryears5 = 1978–1979

|managerclubs5 = Club Renato Cesarini

|manageryears6 = 1980

|managerclubs6 = Vélez Sársfield

|manageryears7 = 1981–1983

|managerclubs7 = Club Renato Cesarini

|manageryears8 = 1983–1987

|managerclubs8 = Newell's Old Boys

|manageryears9 = 1987–1989

|managerclubs9 = Independiente

|manageryears10 = 1990–1992

|managerclubs10 = Tenerife

|manageryears11 =

|managerclubs11 = Club Renato Cesarini

|manageryears12 = 1993

|managerclubs12 = Newell's Old Boys

|manageryears13 = 1994

|managerclubs13 = Saudi Arabia

|manageryears14 = 1995

|managerclubs14 = Yokohama Marinos

|manageryears15 = 1995

|managerclubs15 = Rosario Central

|manageryears16 = 1997

|managerclubs16 = Club América

|manageryears17 = 1998

|managerclubs17 = Aldosivi

|manageryears18 =

|managerclubs18 = Club Renato Cesarini

|manageryears19 = 2000

|managerclubs19 = Huachipato

|manageryears20 = 2002

|managerclubs20 = Argentinos Juniors

|manageryears21 = 2003

|managerclubs21 = Barcelona SC

|manageryears22 = 2003–2004

|managerclubs22 = Almagro

|manageryears23 = 2004

|managerclubs23 = Tiro Federal

|manageryears24 = 2004–2005

|managerclubs24 = Barcelona SC

|manageryears25 = 2005

|managerclubs25 = Almagro

|manageryears26 = 2005–2006

|managerclubs26 = Tiro Federal

|manageryears27 = 2006–2008

|managerclubs27 = Atlético Tucumán

|manageryears28 = 2016

|managerclubs28 = Coronel Aguirre

}}

Jorge Raúl Solari, (born 11 November 1941) is an Argentine former football player and manager.

Playing career

Solari, nicknamed "El Indio" ("The Indian"), played as a midfielder for several clubs in Argentina, he started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1960. In 1962, he signed for Vélez Sársfield and in 1964 he joined River Plate. Solari represented Argentina in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Solari left River in 1969 and had a short spell with Estudiantes before his retirement.

He also played in the Primera División de México for Torreón.{{cite web|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|author=Rosas, Sergio Luis|title=Recuerdos del Ayer|url=http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/501440.html|language=es|date=17 February 2010}}

Managerial career

Solari has managed clubs all over the world, these including Atlético Junior in Colombia, where he won the Apertura 1977 title; Club Renato Cesarini a club he helped to create and Newell's Old Boys, twice runners up in Argentina. In 1988–1989, he led Independiente to the Primera division championship in Argentina. He was manager of Tenerife in Spain and led Saudi Arabia past the group stages of the World Cup for the first and only time in their history.

After his success with Saudi Arabia, he joined Yokohama Marinos in Japan.

Personal life

Solari came from a sporting family: his brother Eduardo, three of his nephews, Santiago, Esteban and David, were also footballers,[http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/esteban_solari/452665 Biography at Pathfinder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609220312/http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/esteban_solari/452665 |date=9 June 2012 }} (in Greek)[http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2009/07/17/santiago-solari-esta-feliz-bombini Santiago Solari está feliz: Bombini (Santiago Solari is happy: Bombini)]; Medio Tiempo, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204023551/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=isr/news/newsid=1746937.html Kiryat Shmona shaking up Israel]; UEFA, 1 February 2012 as was his grandson Augusto, while his daughter Natalia married Fernando Redondo.{{cite news |last1=Levinsky |first1=Sergio |title=El "Clan Solari", una de las familias más futboleras del mundo|trans-title=The 'Solari Clan', one of the most footballing families in the world |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2019/03/02/el-clan-solari-una-de-las-familias-mas-futboleras-del-mundo/ |access-date=6 April 2021 |publisher=Infobae |date=2 March 2019 |language=Spanish}} His niece, Liz, worked as an actress.{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/loc/famosos/2018/10/31/5bd88af922601dbf698b45ac.html|title=La "barbie perfecta": así es la hermana de Solari, el nuevo entrenador del Real Madrid|trans-title=The "perfect barbie": meet the sister of Solari, the new manager of Real Madrid|newspaper=El Mundo|last=Álvarez|first=Lorena|language=es|date=31 October 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}

Managerial statistics

[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=418 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align="left"\|Yokohama Marinos \|align="left"\|1995 \|align="left"\|1995 {{WDL\|16\|11\|0\|5}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|16\|11\|0\|5}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

!rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align="left"|Yokohama Marinos

|align="left"|1995

colspan="3"|Total

References

External links

{{NFT player}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070101085312/http://vendehumo.blogcindario.com/2005/10/00015-jorge-solari.html Profile in Spanish]
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{{GSA player|jorge-solari/9460}}