Marcelo Trobbiani

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcelo Trobbiani

| image = Trobbiani boca.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Trobbiani while playing for
Boca Juniors in the 1970s

| fullname = Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani Ughetto

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|2|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Casilda, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1973–1976

| years2 = 1976–1980

| years3 = 1980

| years4 = 1981–1982

| years5 = 1982–1983

| years6 = 1984–1986

| years7 = 1986

| years8 = 1987–1988

| years9 = 1988–1989

| years10 = 1989–1992

| years11 = 1993

| clubs1 = Boca Juniors

| clubs2 = Elche

| clubs3 = Real Zaragoza

| clubs4 = Boca Juniors

| clubs5 = Estudiantes

| clubs6 = Millonarios

| clubs7 = Elche

| clubs8 = Estudiantes

| clubs9 = Cobreloa

| clubs10 = Barcelona SC

| clubs11 = Talleres de Córdoba

| caps1 = 107

| caps2 = 159

| caps3 = 15

| caps4 = 28

| caps5 = ?

| caps6 = 41

| caps7 = 8

| caps8 = ?

| caps9 = 54

| caps10 = 29

| caps11 = 3

| goals1 = 26

| goals2 = 38

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = ?

| goals6 = 10

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = ?

| goals9 = 12

| goals10 = 4

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1974–1986

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2004

| manageryears2 = 2005

| manageryears3 = 2006–2008

| manageryears4 = 2008–2009

| manageryears5 = 2009

| manageryears6 = 2011

| manageryears7 = 2012–2013

| manageryears8 = 2013

| manageryears9 = 2014

| managerclubs1 = Universitario

| managerclubs2 = Provincial Osorno

| managerclubs3 = Boca Juniors (assistant)

| managerclubs4 = Cobreloa

| managerclubs5 = Cienciano

| managerclubs6 = Cienciano

| managerclubs7 = Argentina U-20

| managerclubs8 = Sport Huancayo

| managerclubs9 = Cobreloa

| pcupdate = 13 July 2014

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}}

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Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani Ughetto (born 17 February 1955 in Casilda, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football coach and a former player, who played as an attacking midfielder. He currently works as the manager of River Ecuador in Ecuador.

Playing career

An attacking midfielder, Trobbiani was one of the promising young stars to rise in Boca Juniors during the early 1970s.{{cite web|website=www.elche.me|title=Trobbiani Ughetto, Marcelo Antonio|url=http://www.elche.me/biografia/trobbiani-ughetto-marcelo-antonio|language=es|date=3 May 2018}} As a juvenile, he debuted in 1973 with the national team when Omar Sivori drafted him for the "phantom squad" that had to play Bolivia for a ticket to the 1974 World Cup. Following the exit of Reinaldo Merlo, he wore the national colours, before Boca's then coach Rogelio Domínguez was aware of his existence.

In 1975, Trobbiani shared Boca's midfield with Benítez, Suñé and Potente, and was criticized for hogging the ball, to the point that fans called him calesita (merry-go-round). After the 1976 season, Trobbiani was sold to Spain in 1976. Boca used the money to buy many players in the local market, starting a major winning streak with coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo.

Trobbiani played for Spanish sides Elche and Real Zaragoza, and acquired European discipline and tactical depth. Trobbiani arrived at Elche with the club playing in La Liga, but after narrowly avoiding relegation in his first season the club was relegated after his second season. He clashed with Elche coaches Roque Olsen and Heriberto Herrera while the club struggled to gain promotion back to La Liga.{{cite book|title=Historia del Elche C.F. (1922-1999) : 75 aniversario|author=Gambín Hernández, Santiago|language=es|date=2001|publisher=Comisión Organizadora 75 Aniversario|isbn=978-84-00-00152-0}} After Elche missed out on promotion in the last match of the 1979–80 season, Trobbiani left for Real Zaragoza. When he returned to play for Boca in 1981 alongside Diego Maradona, fans saw a more effective player. The team won the 1981 Metropolitano.{{cite news|publisher=El Gráfico|title=2012. TROBBIANI 100X100|url=https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1089/4333/2012-trobbiani-100x100|language=es|date=24 April 2020}}

In mid-1982, Trobbiani was transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata. Coach Carlos Bilardo made Trobbiani play as a deep-lying centre-forward linking the strong midfield (Russo, Ponce and Sabella) to strikers Trama and Gottardi. The team won two back-to-back championships.{{cite news|publisher=La Nación|title=Marcelo Trobbiani: "En el juego nunca tuve temores"|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/marcelo-trobbiani-en-el-juego-nunca-tuve-temores-nid1543373/|language=es|date=6 January 2013}}

After the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Trobbiani was again playing for Elche CF. National coach Bilardo called Trobbiani for the tournament, making it clear that he would mainly be used for tactical practice games. He worked tirelessly during the month-long stay in Mexico, where he was Jorge Valdano's roommate, and was rewarded with exactly two minutes of play—the last two minutes of the final match against Germany. His only touch of the ball was a back-heel pass.

Before retirement, Trobbiani showed his class at Chilean side Cobreloa, Ecuadorian side Barcelona SC (with whom he reached the Copa Libertadores finals in 1990) and back in Argentina with Talleres de Córdoba.{{cite news|publisher=ABC Deporte|title=El día que Marcelo Trobbiani entrenó en Güemes|url=http://www.abcdeporte.com.ar/index.php/futbol/15361-el-dia-que-marcelo-trobbiani-entreno-en-gueemes|language=es|date=4 May 2020}}

Managerial career

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Trobbiani went on to coach several teams in South America, with little success. He was sacked from Universitario de Deportes from Peru at the end of 2004. Between 2006 and 2008, he worked as Russo's assistant coach at Boca Juniors, together with former teammate Gottardi.

Between 2008 and 2009 he returned to Chilean football to work as the manager of Cobreloa, where he had played in the late 1980s. In 2009, he was appointed as the manager of Peruvian side Cienciano. On March 20, 2011, he was involved in a bitter dispute with fellow Argentine manager Guillermo Rivarola of Sporting Cristal after the ex-River player complained to the referee in order to get Trobbiani sent off.[http://southamerican-futbol.blogspot.com/2011/03/marcelo-trobbiani-vs-guillermo-rivarola.html Marcelo Trobbiani vs Guillermo Rivarola, manager dispute]

Trobbiani managed the Argentina national under-20 football team at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, where the team failed to progress from the group stage.{{cite news|publisher=Diario Popular|title=Trobbiani: "Estamos mal de cara a la clasificación"|url=https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/futbol/trobbiani-estamos-mal-cara-la-clasificacion-n143321|language=es|date=11 January 2013}}

On September 18, 2013, as coach of Sport Huancayo, he was accused of racism and discrimination by three Brazilian players, Rafael Da Silva, Andrey Nunes y Kleyr Vieira, who played in the team.{{cite web |url=http://depor.pe/futbol-peruano/sport-huancayo-rafael-da-silva-brasilenos-discriminacion-marcelo-trobbiani-descentralizado-1001156 |title=Sport Huancayo: jugadores brasileños denuncian discriminación de Marcelo Trobbiani {{!}} Depor.pe |website=depor.pe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922044113/http://depor.pe/futbol-peruano/sport-huancayo-rafael-da-silva-brasilenos-discriminacion-marcelo-trobbiani-descentralizado-1001156 |archive-date=2013-09-22}}

Honours

=Domestic=

Boca Juniors

Primera División (2): 1976 Metropolitano, 1981 Metropolitano

Estudiantes (LP)

Primera División (2): 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional

Millonarios F.C.

Categoría Primera A runner-up: 1984

Cobreloa

Primera División (1): 1988

Barcelona (Ecu)

Serie A (1): 1991
Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1990

=International=

Argentina Youth

Toulon Tournament (1): 1975

Argentina

FIFA World Cup (1): 1986

References

External links

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