Lionel Scaloni

Also known as Lionel Sebastián Scaloni, Lionel Sebastian Scaloni

Argentine association football manager (born 1978)

Key facts

1997: Argentina U20
2006: → West Ham United (loan)
2018: Argentina U20
Full name: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni
Date of birth: ( 1978-05-16 ) 16 May 1978 (age 48)
Place of birth: Pujato, Santa Fe , Argentina
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions: Right-back right midfielder
Current team: Argentina (head coach)
Years: Team
1995 1996: Newell's Old Boys
1996 1997: Estudiantes
1998 2006: Deportivo La Coruña
2006 2007: Racing Santander
2007 2013: Lazio
2008 2009: → Mallorca (loan)
2013 2015: Atalanta
2003 2006: Argentina

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Lionel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Argentina
Place of birth: Pujato
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: Spanish
Participant in: 2006 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Argentina men's national association football team
Position played: defender
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Argentina
Mass: 80
Image: Lionel Scaloni 2022 vs Colombia.jpg
Height: 182
Residence: Calvià

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date of birth: 1978-05-16
start of work period: 1994-00-00
end of work period: 2015-00-00
Commons category: Lionel Scaloni
coach of sports team: Argentina national under-20 football team
birth name: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni
name in native language: Lionel Scaloni

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Lionel Sebastián Scaloni ( Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel seβasˈtjan eskaˈloni], Rioplatense: [ehkaˈloni], Italian: [skaˈloni]; born 16 May 1978) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the Argentina national team. Under his leadership, Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Scaloni is regarded as one of the best men’s national coaches in the world. A versatile player, he operated as a right-back or right midfielder.

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