Iván Raúl Delfino (born 16 August 1971) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Colón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Raúl Delfino | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunchales, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colón (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | 9 de Julio de Rafaela | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Banfield | ||
| 1996–2002 | El Porvenir | 189 | (19) |
| 2002–2003 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 33 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | San Martín Mendoza | 44 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Juventud Antoniana | 49 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Libertad Sunchales | 17 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Libertad Sunchales (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Libertad Sunchales | ||
| 2012–2013 | Juventud Antoniana | ||
| 2013–2014 | Crucero del Norte | ||
| 2015 | Patronato | ||
| 2016 | Temperley | ||
| 2016–2017 | Instituto | ||
| 2017–2020 | Sarmiento | ||
| 2021–2022 | Patronato | ||
| 2023 | San Martín de Tucumán | ||
| 2023 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | ||
| 2024– | Colón | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editDelfino was born in Sunchales, Santa Fe, and made his senior debut with 9 de Julio de Rafaela in 1992. He moved to Banfield during the year, and spent four seasons at the club before signing for El Porvenir.
Delfino helped El Porvenir in their promotion to the Primera B Nacional in 1998, being a regular starter. He left the club in 2002, and subsequently represented second division sides Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, San Martín de Mendoza and Juventud Antoniana.
In 2006, Delfino joined Libertad Sunchales in the Torneo Argentino B. He retired with the club in the end of the season, aged 35.
Managerial career
editImmediately after retiring, Delfino became an assistant manager at his last club Libertad. On 8 January 2008, he was named first team manager in the place of departed Frank Darío Kudelka.[1]
Delfino resigned on 13 December 2011, after eight winless matches.[2] The following 22 February, he took over a club he already represented as a player, Juventud Unida.[3]
On 26 February 2013, Delfino was appointed manager of Crucero del Norte in the second level.[4] He presented his resignation roughly one year later,[5] and was named in charge of Patronato on 18 December 2014.[6]
On 16 December 2015, after achieving promotion to the Primera División with Patronato, Delfino was named at the helm of Temperley also in the top tier.[7] He was sacked by the club the following 3 May,[8] and took over Instituto on 16 June.[9]
Delfino left Instituto on a mutual agreement on 20 April 2017,[10] and was appointed manager of Sarmiento on 7 October.[11] He led the side to the leadership of the 2020 Primera Nacional, but left on 24 December of that year to return to Patronato.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Ivan Delfino es el Nuevo DT de Libertad" [Ivan Delfino is the new manager of Libertad] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino renunció a Libertad de Sunchales" [Iván Delfino resigned from Libertad de Sunchales] (in Spanish). Deportes Misiones. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Argentino A: Iván Delfino es el nuevo DT de Juventud" [Argentino A: Iván Delfino is the new manager of Juventud] (in Spanish). Sunchales Hoy. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino será el nuevo DT de Crucero del Norte en el Nacional B" [Iván Delfino will be the new manager of Crucero del Norte in the Nacional B] (in Spanish). Misiones Online. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Sorpresiva renuncia de Delfino, el DT de Crucero del Norte" [Surprising resignation of Delfino, the manager of Crucero del Norte] (in Spanish). Los Andes. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino será el DT de Patrón" [Iván Delfino will be the manager of Patrón] (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Delfino, nuevo técnico de Temperley" [Delfino, new manager of Temperley] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Temperley despidió al DT Iván Delfino" [Temperley sacked manager Iván Delfino] (in Spanish). ESPN. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino será el DT de Instituto" [Iván Delfino will be the manager of Instituto] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino dejó de ser el técnico de Instituto" [Iván Delfino is no longer manager of Instituto] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino es el nuevo entrenador de Sarmiento" [Iván Delfino is the new manager of Sarmiento] (in Spanish). Diario Democracia. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Iván Delfino fue oficializado como técnico de Patronato" [Iván Delfino was officially made manager of Patronato] (in Spanish). Olé. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links
edit- Iván Delfino at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Iván Delfino coach profile at Soccerway