Eduardo Solari

Eduardo Miguel Solari (born 18 September 1955) is an Argentine former professional football player and manager who played as a midfielder.

Key Information

El Gráfico 1973
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Miguel Solari
Date of birth	(1950-10-12) 12 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Rosario, Colombia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1976	Rosario Central	147	(12)
1977	Atlético Junior
1978–1979	Gimnasia de La Plata	59	(4)
1980	Argentinos Juniors	24	(2)
1981	Atlético Tucumán	10	(2)
1982	Renato Cesarini	9	(0)
Managerial career
1986	Atlético Junior
1987	Gimnasia de La Plata
1988–1990	Estudiantes
1992	Rosario Central
1993	Racing
1994	Saudi Arabia (assistant)
1995–1996	Atlas
1996–1997	Atlético Celaya
1997–1998	Atlético Morelia
1998	Vélez Sarsfield
1999	Monterrey
2000	Estudiantes
2001	Atlas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Capped once for Argentina, he spent most of his career in Rosario Central before moving abroad to Atlético Junior. After his stay there he played five years for four different clubs.^[1][2][3]

He started his managerial career in Atlético Junior.^{[citation needed]} He then coached in Argentina, and was assistant manager to his brother Jorge Solari for Saudi Arabia in 1994.^[4] From 1995 to 2001 he mostly coached in Mexico, for Atlas, Atlético Celaya, Atlético Morelia, Monterrey and lastly Atlas again,^[5] but also had a stint as Vélez Sarsfield manager in 1998.^[4]