Raúl Armando
{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Raúl Armando
| image = Pepa Armando Club Atletico Union de Santa Fe 15.jpg
| caption = Armando with Unión de Santa Fe
| fullname = Raúl Agustín Armando
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|6|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = {{ill|Providencia, Santa Fe|lt=Providencia|es|Providencia (Santa Fe)}}, Argentina
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Unión-SF
| years1 = 1987–1992
| clubs1 = Unión-SF
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1992–1993
| clubs2 = San Martín (T)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1993–1994
| clubs3 = Unión-SF
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 1994
| clubs4 = Lanús
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1995
| clubs5 = Unión-SF
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 1996–1997
| clubs6 = Patronato
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| totalcaps =
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| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = Unión-SF (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2004
| managerclubs2 = Patronato (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2004–2007
| managerclubs3 = Unión-SF (youth)
| manageryears4 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs4 = Sportivo Belgrano (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2010
| managerclubs5 = {{ill|Tiro Federal de Morteros|es|Tiro Federal (M)}}
| manageryears6 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs6 = Unión-SF (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs7 = Instituto (assistant)
| manageryears8 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs8 = Huracán (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2015–2018
| managerclubs9 = Talleres (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs10 = Universidad de Chile (assistant)
| manageryears11 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs11 = Newell's Old Boys (assistant)
| manageryears12 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs12 = Platense (assistant)
| manageryears13 = 2022
| managerclubs13 = Sportivo Belgrano
| manageryears14 = 2023
| managerclubs14 = Bucaramanga
}}
Raúl Agustín Armando (born 23 June 1965) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Playing career
Born in {{ill|Providencia, Santa Fe|lt=Providencia|es|Providencia (Santa Fe)}}, Santa Fe Province, Armando represented Unión de Santa Fe for the most of his career, also spending short periods at San Martín de Tucumán, Lanús and Patronato. He retired with the latter in 1997, aged 32.
Managerial career
After working in the youth categories of his main club Unión de Santa Fe, Armando was named Frank Darío Kudelka's assistant at Patronato in 2004. He returned to Unión later in that year,{{cite web|url=https://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/archivo/2019/06/04/frank-dario-kudelka-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-libertad-de-sunchales|title=Frank Darío Kudelka es el nuevo entrenador de Libertad de Sunchales|trans-title=Frank Darío Kudelka is the new manager of Libertad de Sunchales|publisher=Análisis|language=es|date=10 December 2004|accessdate=7 December 2022}} and moved to Sportivo Belgrano in 2007 as the assistant of Cristian Domizzi.
On 5 December 2009, Armando was appointed manager of {{ill|Tiro Federal de Morteros|es|Club Tiro Federal y Deportivo Morteros}},{{cite web|url=https://diariosports.com.ar/noticia/futbol/05/12/2009/una-pepa-en-morteros|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113185216/https://diariosports.com.ar/noticia/futbol/05/12/2009/una-pepa-en-morteros|title=Una "pepa" en Morteros|trans-title=A "pepa" in Morteros|publisher=Diario Sports|language=es|date=5 December 2009|archivedate=13 January 2015|accessdate=7 December 2022}} but left in June 2010 to return to Unión, again as Kudelka's assistant.{{cite web|url=https://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/tiro-federal-morteros/barraza-vuelve-al-ruedo/27009|title=Barraza vuelve al ruedo|trans-title=Barraza returns to the arena|publisher=Solo Ascenso|language=es|date=10 June 2010|accessdate=7 December 2022}} He continued to follow Kudelka in the following years, being his assistant at Instituto, Huracán, Talleres de Córdoba, Universidad de Chile and Newell's Old Boys.{{cite web|url=https://www.cadena3.com/noticia/la-central-deportiva/raul-armando-a-frank-le-avise-por-telefono-que-me-iba_287620|title=Raúl Armando: "A Frank le avisé por teléfono que me iba"|trans-title=Raúl Armando: "I told Frank on the phone that I was leaving"|publisher=Cadena 3|language=es|date=30 March 2021|accessdate=7 December 2022}}
In October 2021, Armando joined Claudio Spontón's staff at Platense.{{cite web|url=https://cap.org.ar/2021/10/sponton-con-cuerpo-tecnico-completo/|title=Claudio Spontón, con cuerpo técnico completo|trans-title=Claudio Spontón, with a complete technical staff|publisher=Club Atlético Platense|language=es|date=10 October 2021|accessdate=7 December 2022}} He returned to managerial duties on 25 April of the following year, being named in charge of Sportivo Belgrano.{{cite web|url=https://www.radioestacion.com.ar/raul-armando-nuevo-dt-de-sportivo/|title=Raúl Armando, nuevo DT de Sportivo|trans-title=Raúl Armando, new manager of Sportivo|publisher=Radio Estación|language=es|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=7 December 2022}}
Armando left Sportivo Belgrano on 29 November 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.radioestacion.com.ar/es-oficial-raul-armando-ya-no-dirigira-a-sportivo-belgrano/|title=Es oficial, Raúl Armando ya no dirigirá a Sportivo Belgrano|trans-title=It is official, Raúl Armando will not manage Sportivo Belgrano|publisher=Radio Estación|language=es|date=29 November 2022|accessdate=7 December 2022}} and moved to Colombia on 5 December after being named Atlético Bucaramanga manager.{{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/futbol/raul-armando-nuevo-director-tecnico-de-atletico-bucaramanga-n/|title=Raúl Armando, nuevo director técnico de Atlético Bucaramanga|trans-title=Raúl Armando, new manager of Atlético Bucaramanga|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=5 December 2022|accessdate=7 December 2022}} He was sacked by the Colombian club on 1 April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.futbolred.com/futbol-colombiano/liga-betplay/despiden-otro-tecnico-en-el-futbol-colombiano-raul-armando-sale-de-bucaramanga-por-malos-resultados-179173|title=Bucaramanga despidió al técnico Raúl Armando: ya son tres en la Liga I|trans-title=Bucaramanga fired manager Raúl Armando: there are already three in the Liga I|language=es|publisher=Futbolred|date=2 April 2023|access-date=2 April 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{BDFA|RAUL-AGUSTIN-ARMANDO-2326}}
- {{Soccerway coach|raul-armando/485456}}
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/manager/raul-armando/21628 Raúl Armando] at PlaymakerStats.com
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Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
Category:Argentine expatriate football managers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Atlético Bucaramanga managers
Category:Categoría Primera A managers
Category:Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Category:Club Atlético Patronato footballers
Category:Expatriate football managers in Chile
Category:Expatriate football managers in Colombia
Category:Footballers from Santa Fe Province
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:San Martín de Tucumán footballers