Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a Chilean former footballer and manager. From January 2016 until 2019 he was the president of Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.
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Full name | Arturo Salah Cassani | ||
Date of birth | (1949-12-04) 4 December 1949 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Audax Italiano | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1971 | Audax Italiano | ||
1972–1974 | Universidad Católica | ||
1975–1981 | Universidad de Chile | ||
1982–1983 | Palestino | ||
Teams managed | |||
1986–1990 | Colo-Colo | ||
1990–1993 | Chile | ||
1992–1994 | Universidad de Chile | ||
1994–1996 | Monterrey | ||
1999–2000 | Cobreloa | ||
2004–2007 | Huachipato | ||
2007–2008 | Universidad de Chile | ||
2010–2011 | Huachipato | ||
2012 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He studied civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1]
He began his managerial career with Colo-Colo. He won two national championships (1986 & 1989), finished runner-up twice (1987 & 1988), and won the Copa Chile three times with Colo-Colo. After that impressive run with Colo-Colo, Salah took charge of the Chilean national team from 1990 to 1993. In 1991, he led "La Roja" to a third place in the Copa America. He stayed in charged of "La Roja" for 30 games, of which he won 12, tied 7, and lost 11.
After that he was hired as the coach of Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the team lasted one year before he moved to coach Monterrey.
In 2001, Salah was hired as National Director of Chiledeportes, turning back to coaching in 2003. In Huachipato Salah raised the team's level of play and reached the 2006 Copa Sudamerica, being eliminated by Colo-Colo. He stayed with the team until 2007 when he was hired by Universidad de Chile.
In his career, he has coached 421 games, won 209, tied 124, and lost 88.
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