Santiago Solari
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Real Madrid B (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1994–1995 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1995–1996 | Renato Cesarini | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | River Plate | 67 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid | 46 | (7) |
| 2000–2005 | Real Madrid | 131 | (10) |
| 2005–2008 | Internazionale | 39 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | San Lorenzo | 26 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlante | 33 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Peñarol | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 351 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2004 | Argentina | 11 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2016 | Real Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2016– | Real Madrid B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio (born 7 October 1976) is an Argentine retired footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder, and the current manager of Real Madrid Castilla.
He spent the better of his 15-year professional career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 177 games and 17 goals mainly in representation of Real Madrid, but also competed in Italy with Inter Milan, winning 13 major titles between both teams combined.
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Solari played youth football for Newell's Old Boys and local Renato Cesarini, after returning from the United States where he attended . He joined Club Atlético River Plate midway through the 1995–96 season, making his Primera División debut on 12 May.
Solari appeared in 24 league games in his first full campaign, helping River to both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Solari moved to Spain late into the 1999 January transfer window, signing with Atlético Madrid. He played his first La Liga game on 7 February, in a 1–2 away loss against UD Salamanca.
Solari had his best individual season in 1999–2000 when he scored six goals in 34 matches, but the Colchoneros were relegated from the top level.
Subsequently, Solari moved across the city to join Real Madrid. After a poor first season, he became a regular for the Merengues albeit as a substitute; in the final of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, in which he played the full 90 minutes, he was involved in the play that led to Zinedine Zidane's wonder strike against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in an eventual 2–1 win.
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