Ricardo Gabriel Lunari Del Federico (born 6 February 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Gabriel Lunari Del Federico | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | San José de La Esquina, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1990 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Newell's Old Boys | 42 | (8) |
| 1993–1995 | Universidad Católica | 32 | (20) |
| 1994 | → Atlas (loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 1995 | Puebla | 14 | (1) |
| 1996 | Millonarios | 30 | (10) |
| 1996–1998 | Universidad Católica | 48 | (17) |
| 1998–1999 | Salamanca | 12 | (0) |
| 2000 | Farense | 14 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Almagro | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Oriente Petrolero | 32 | (8) |
| 2002 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 7 | (1) |
| 2003 | Centenario | ||
| 2003–2005 | Guspini Calcio | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Guabirá | ||
| 2008 | Newell's Old Boys (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chacarita Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Veracruz (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Colón (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2013 | Deportes Valdivia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Newell's Old Boys (reserves) | ||
| 2014 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2014–2015 | Millonarios | ||
| 2016 | Deportes Valdivia | ||
| 2017 | Blooming | ||
| 2019 | Colón FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 2023–2024 | Newell's Old Boys (youth) | ||
| 2024 | Newell's Old Boys (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editLunari started his career in 1991 with Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, he was a young member of two championship winning teams before moving to Chile in 1993 to play for Universidad Católica.
In his first season with UC he was part of the team that reached the final of the Copa Libertadores. He then had short spells with Atlas and Puebla in Mexico and Millonarios in Colombia before returning to UC in 1996. In 1997 the club won the National Championship. He scored the last goal in the 3–0 final match against Colo-Colo.
In 1998, he joined Spanish club Salamanca in La Liga, before moving to Portugal to play for Farense.
In 2000 Lunari returned to Argentina to play for Almagro. Towards the end of his career he played for Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia Estudiantes de Mérida in Venezuela and amateur side Guspini in Italy.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring as a player Lunari took his coaching qualifications. He is a level 1 qualified coach in Italy, and obtained his international coaching licence in England. In March 2008, Lunari made his coaching debut with Bolivian first division club Guabirá, but after only five games into the season he resigned from his duties due to poor team performance. He later joined Fernando Gamboa as his assistant coach when he took over Newell's Old Boys in August 2008.
On 18 January 2019, Lunari was appointed as the manager of Colón FC from Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
From 2021 to 2022, he was in charge of Provincial Osorno in the Chilean Tercera A.[2]
Honours
editNewell's Old Boys
- Argentine Primera División: 1990–91
- Argentine Clausura Tournament: Clausura 1992[3]
- Copa Libertadores runners-up: 1992
Universidad Católica
- Primera División de Chile: 1997 Apertura
- Copa Libertadores runners-up: 1993
Oriente Petrolero
References
edit- ^ OFICIAL: Colón FC, Lunari nuevo entrenador, todomercadoweb.es, 18 January 2019
- ^ "Ricardo Lunari dejó de ser el técnico de Provincial Osorno". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Newell's Old Boys 1992 Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics[usurped]