Alfio Basile
Basile during a master class in 2013.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | November 1, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bella Vista de Bahía Blanca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1970 | Racing Club | 163 | (19) |
| 1971–1975 | Huracán | 97 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1973 | Argentina | 8 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1976 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 1976 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1978 | Racing Club | ||
| 1979 | Racing de Córdoba | ||
| 1980 | Instituto de Córdoba | ||
| 1981 | Racing de Córdoba | ||
| 1982 | Huracán | ||
| 1982 | Nacional | ||
| 1983 | Racing de Córdoba | ||
| 1983 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 1984–1986 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| 1986–1989 | Racing Club | ||
| 1989–1990 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| 1991–1994 | Argentina | ||
| 1995 | Atlético de Madrid | ||
| 1996–1997 | Racing Club | ||
| 1998 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2000–2001 | América | ||
| 2004 | Colón de Santa Fe | ||
| 2005–2006 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2006–2008 | Argentina | ||
| 2009–2010 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2012 | Racing Club | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alfio Basile (born 1 November 1943 in Bahía Blanca), nicknamed Coco, is an Argentine football coach and former player. He most recently coached Racing Club de Avellaneda.
As a player, Basile was most famous for being the steady anchor of the Racing Club and Huracán championship teams.
Basile started his playing career at the Bella Vista club in his home city. From 1964 to 1970 he played for Racing Club, and then for Huracán, where he was a mainstay of the 1973 Metropolitano champions under coach César Luis Menotti. He also played for the Argentina national football team. Basile retired as a player in 1975.
After retirement as a player, Basile coached a number of Argentine teams, most notably Rosario Central, Racing Club, Huracán, Vélez Sársfield, Uruguayan Nacional, and Atlético Madrid.
His career as a coach reached its first peak in the early 1990s, when he led the Argentina national football team to two Copa América, one FIFA Confederations Cup and one Artemio Franchi Trophy victories. The run-up to the 1994 FIFA World Cup looked smooth until a 5-0 defeat at home to Colombia. Following that traumatic event, Diego Maradona was brought back from retirement to take part in the play-off against Australia.
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