Gabriel Perrone
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Gabriel Perrone is a retired Argentine
footballer who currently works as a coach
.
where he played for two seasons from 1986 to 1988. Then he was transferred to Ferro Carril Oeste
, where he stayed for another couple of seasons. He did not have great success as a player his career was ended by a Cruciate ligament
injury after playing in the lower leagues with Atlanta
and CD FAS of El Salvador
.
for a number of top division teams in Argentina such as Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and River Plate.
Perrone took the step up to first team coaching in Ecuador
managing with relative success teams like Olmedo
and Deportivo Cuenca. In the city of Riobamba
coaching a very modest Olmedo
he finished fourth at the end of the 2006 season, he was then hired by Deportivo Cuenca for the next two seasons. In Cuenca
he managed to make his team a contender for the title and to qualify for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In the 2008 season he was having a pretty good year qualifying early to the final stages of the Ecuadorian championship, but the club's financial problems were unsustainable and he resigned as its manager. Soon after he left many of his players followed him. It is said that when he left the club owed him hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid salary.
Soon after he left Deportivo Cuenca, he initiated negotiations with Ecuadorian giants Emelec
. Rumors were quickly dissipated and the club announced Perrone as its new coach for the next two seasons. Along with Perrone Emelec
hired many of Deportivo Cuenca's best players like Javier Klimowicz
, Marcelo Fleitas
, Polo Wila
, and Mariano Mina
.
Perrone's teams are usually very organized and conservative, taking few risks in defense and being extremelly effective in attack. He is also very famous in Ecuador for having good vision and hiring unknown players that end up playing well.
Before Ecuador
's National Team officialized Sixto Vizuete
as its head coach, the Ecuadorian press considered Perrone as the first candidate to take that job.
El año 2011 Perrone se convierte en Entrenador de Rangers de Talca, en la primera b de Chile, logrando el ascenso del club piducano a la máxima categoría del fútbol chileno.
In January 2008 he had to be taken to a hospital for severe chest pains caused by stress. He stayed in the hospital in Cuenca
for a couple of days after a cardiac problem was ruled out.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who currently works as a coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
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Playing career
As a Player Perrone played as a central defender and he started his career playing for Argentine giants River PlateClub Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
where he played for two seasons from 1986 to 1988. Then he was transferred to Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
, where he stayed for another couple of seasons. He did not have great success as a player his career was ended by a Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee...
injury after playing in the lower leagues with Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. Nicknamed Los Bohemios , its football team won the 2010/11 Primera B Metropolitana championship and promoted to the Primera B Nacional for the 2011/12 season.-History:The club was founded on October the 12th, 1904 in Buenos...
and CD FAS of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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Coaching career
Perrone started his work as a football coach as the assistant manager to Carlos Griguol and then Daniel BertoniDaniel Bertoni
Ricardo Daniel Bertoni is a former Argentine footballer who played in a Right Winger role.He played 31 times for the Argentina national football team between 1974 and 1982. in both the 1978 and the 1982 FIFA World Cups...
for a number of top division teams in Argentina such as Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and River Plate.
Perrone took the step up to first team coaching in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
managing with relative success teams like Olmedo
Olmedo
Olmedo may refer to:Places:*Olmedo, Italy, a town near Sassari in Sardinia*Olmedo, Spain, a town in the province of Valladolid** The First Battle of Olmedo, which took place in the aforementioned town in 1445...
and Deportivo Cuenca. In the city of Riobamba
Riobamba
Riobamba is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes...
coaching a very modest Olmedo
Olmedo
Olmedo may refer to:Places:*Olmedo, Italy, a town near Sassari in Sardinia*Olmedo, Spain, a town in the province of Valladolid** The First Battle of Olmedo, which took place in the aforementioned town in 1445...
he finished fourth at the end of the 2006 season, he was then hired by Deportivo Cuenca for the next two seasons. In Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
he managed to make his team a contender for the title and to qualify for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In the 2008 season he was having a pretty good year qualifying early to the final stages of the Ecuadorian championship, but the club's financial problems were unsustainable and he resigned as its manager. Soon after he left many of his players followed him. It is said that when he left the club owed him hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid salary.
Soon after he left Deportivo Cuenca, he initiated negotiations with Ecuadorian giants Emelec
Emelec
Emelec can refer to:*Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador, a former Ecuadorian electric company*Club Sport Emelec, a football club founded by the above company...
. Rumors were quickly dissipated and the club announced Perrone as its new coach for the next two seasons. Along with Perrone Emelec
Emelec
Emelec can refer to:*Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador, a former Ecuadorian electric company*Club Sport Emelec, a football club founded by the above company...
hired many of Deportivo Cuenca's best players like Javier Klimowicz
Javier Klimowicz
Javier Hernán Klimowicz Laganá is a naturalized Ecuadorian football goalkeeper, who plays for Emelec....
, Marcelo Fleitas
Marcelo Fleitas
Julio Marcelo Fleitas Silveira is an Uruguayan-Ecuadorian football defender. He currently plays for the Ecuadorian club Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
, Polo Wila
Polo Wila
Polo Raúl Wila Cangá is an Ecuadorian footballer playing for Emelec. On November 2008 he signed a contract with Club Sport Emelec....
, and Mariano Mina
Mariano Mina
Mariano Mina is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a center back for the top level Ecuadorian club Emelec.-Career:He started his career in several lower division teams before being signed in 2004 by then first division club Aucas, however he never played one match with Aucas which gave it away...
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Perrone's teams are usually very organized and conservative, taking few risks in defense and being extremelly effective in attack. He is also very famous in Ecuador for having good vision and hiring unknown players that end up playing well.
Before Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
's National Team officialized Sixto Vizuete
Sixto Vizuete
Sixto Rafael Vizuete Toapanta is the Ecuadorian football manager who currently manages the Ecuadorian U-20 national team.-Early career:...
as its head coach, the Ecuadorian press considered Perrone as the first candidate to take that job.
El año 2011 Perrone se convierte en Entrenador de Rangers de Talca, en la primera b de Chile, logrando el ascenso del club piducano a la máxima categoría del fútbol chileno.
Personal life
Perrone is married with one of the daughters of famous Argentine coach Carlos Griguol. He acted as a mentor for Perrone's coaching career and has even visited Perrone during some of his spells as coach in many of his teams.In January 2008 he had to be taken to a hospital for severe chest pains caused by stress. He stayed in the hospital in Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
for a couple of days after a cardiac problem was ruled out.