Claudio Ariel Spontón Imhoff (born 14 September 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Ariel Spontón Imhoff | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Malabrigo, Santa Fe, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Platense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Platense | ||
| 1991–1992 | River Plate | 8 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | San Martín Tucumán | 21 | (2) |
| 1994 | Platense | ||
| 1994–1995 | Toluca | 22 | (2) |
| 1995 | Lanús | 14 | (0) |
| 1996 | Deportivo Español | 8 | (0) |
| 1997 | Unión Española | 9 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Platense | ||
| 1999–2000 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 14 | (5) |
| 2000 | Alianza Lima | 8 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Olimpo | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Instituto | 12 | (0) |
| 2003 | Acassuso | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 351 | (55) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Colo-Colo (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Everton (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Unión Española (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lanús (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Defensores de Salto | ||
| 2019–2020 | Platense (reserves) | ||
| 2020 | Platense (caretaker) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Chaco For Ever (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Platense (reserves) | ||
| 2021 | Platense (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Platense | ||
| 2023 | América de Quito | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBesides Argentina, Spontón played for Toluca in Mexico,[3] Unión Española in Chile[4] and Alianza Lima in Peru.[5][6]
As a football coach, he has led Defensores de Salto [es][7] Platense[1][6] and América de Quito.[8]
Personal life
editClaudio is the older brother of the also footballer Waldo Sponton.[9]
He has a close friendship with the former Argentine international Marcelo Espina and was his assistant coach in Chile.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "El malabriguense Claudio Spontón fue confirmado como DT de Platense". radioamanecer.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Claudio Spontón fue confirmado como DT" [Claudio Spontón was confirmed as manager] (in Spanish). CA Platense. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Deportivo Toluca 94-95". Leyenda Escarlata (in Spanish). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Union Española 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Alianza Lima 2 – Unión Minas 0". Historial Blanquiazul (in Spanish). 21 February 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b (El Batacazo) Entrevista a Claudio Spontón: "PLATENSE ES MI VIDA PERO TENGO QUE ADAPTARME A SER DT DE PRIMERA" on YouTube (in Spanish). 29 October 2021.
- ^ "El desafío solista de Claudio Spontón". Clarín (in Spanish). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "America de Quito anuncia a su nuevo entrenador en medio de aprietos". www.futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Waldo Spontón, de Platense a Canadá". Clarín (in Spanish). 15 July 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Orellana, Rodrigo (12 November 2004). "El amigo del alma del Cabezón" (PDF). Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 23. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
External links
edit- Claudio Spontón at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Profile at Futbol XXI[usurped](in Spanish)
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