Roberto Trotta

Roberto Trotta (born 28 January 1969 in Pigüé) is an Argentine football manager and former defender.

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Personal information
Full name	Roberto Luis Trotta
Date of birth	(1969-01-28) January 28, 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Pigüé, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1991	Estudiantes	135	(18)
1992–1996	Vélez Sársfield	128	(27)
1996	Roma	6	(0)
1997	River Plate	11	(1)
1997	Racing Club	7	(1)
1998	Sporting Gijón	18	(0)
1998–1999	Unión	35	(2)
1999–2001	River Plate	48	(6)
2001–2002	Atlante	42	(2)
2002–2003	Puebla	31	(3)
2003	Estudiantes	14	(0)
2004	Barcelona Sporting Club	4	(0)
2004–2005	Unión	19	(6)
International career
1995	Argentina	3	(0)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Independiente Rivadavia
2007	Almagro
2007–2008	Independiente Rivadavia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 2007
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Trotta played club football in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Ecuador. During his time in the Argentine Primera he set the record for the highest number of red cards ever with 17.

Trotta was a member of several championship winning teams, the highlight of his career was helping Vélez Sársfield to win the 1994 Copa Libertadores.

Trotta has worked as a manager, including a spell as manager of Almagro in 2007.