Iván Franco Sopegno (born 25 September 1963 in Rosario Central) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Franco Sopegno | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1989 | Cienciano de Cuzco | ||
| 1990 | Municipal de Lima | ||
| 1991–1995 | Municipal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Galcasa | ||
| 1996–1997 | Izabal JC | ||
| 1998 | Argentino de Rosario | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013-2014 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2014–2015 | Guatemala | ||
| 2016–2017 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2020 | Comunicaciones B | ||
| 2024 | Comunicaciones | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Sopegno played for a number of clubs in Guatemala including C.S.D. Municipal, Galcasa and Izabal JC.
He also played in Peru for Cienciano de Cuzco and Municipal de Lima.
He started and ended his football in his homeland of Argentina for Rosario Central and Argentinos Juniors respectively.
Managerial career edit
He has spent the majority of his career coaching clubs in Central America, where he has won multiple league titles, most notably in Guatemala with CSD Comunicaciones (5 titles). His five championships in Guatemala are the third most by any coach behind Rubén Amorín's eight and Horacio Cordero's six.
On 21 May 2014 he was named by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala as the new coach of the Guatemala national team. [1]
In December 2023 it was announced that Sopegno had been hired as manager of Comunicaciones FC.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Oficial: Iván Franco Sopegno es el nuevo técnico de Comunicaciones FC". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
External links edit
- (in Spanish) [2]
- (in Spanish) [3]
- BDFA. "Ficha Estadistica de IVAN SOPEGNO -ivan franco sopegno- (perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- (in Spanish) [4]
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