Roberto Saporiti

Roberto Saporiti

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Marcos Saporiti
Date of birth	(1939-04-11) 11 April 1939
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957-1961	Independiente	16	(3)
1962-1963	Lanús
1963-1964	Deportivo Español
1965-1970	Racing Montevideo
1968	Atlético Mineiro
1971	Platense	10	(1)
Managerial career
1977-1979	Talleres de Córdoba
1980	Rosario Central
	Argentinos Juniors
1987	Boca Juniors
1988	Talleres de Córdoba
1989-1990	San Lorenzo
1991–1994	Necaxa
1994	León
1995	Talleres de Córdoba
1998	Celaya
1998–1999	Pumas
1999	Tecos
2000	Atlante
2005	Puebla
2006	Talleres de Córdoba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Marcos Saporiti (born 11 April 1939 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer currently working as manager of Defensa y Justicia of the Argentine 2nd division. He has managed clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.

Playing career

Saporiti started his professional career with Club Atlético Independiente in 1957. In 1960 he was part of the squad that won the Primera División Argentina championship.

In 1962 he moved down a division to play for Club Atlético Lanús and in 1963 he moved to Deportivo Español where he played alongside Carlos Bilardo.

Saporiti had a spell playing in Uruguay for Racing Club de Montevideo before returning to Argentina in 1971 to play for Club Atlético Platense.

Titles as a player

Season	Team	Title
1960	Independiente	Primera División Argentina

Managerial career

Saporiti has held managerial positions at a large number of clubs. Most notably he coached Argentinos Juniors to their first ever title in 1984, he has had five spells as manager of Talleres de Córdoba (1977–1979, 1988, 1995, 2006 and 2009) and he coached Loma Negra in the early 1980s, the most successful period in their history. He has also coached Argentine clubs Chacarita Juniors, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo and had a spell as caretaker manager of Boca Juniors. Between 2007 and 2008 he had a second spell as manager of Olimpo de Bahía Blanca.

Saporiti has also coached Junior in Colombia and a number of clubs in Mexico including Veracruz, Atlante, Pumas, Necaxa, Tecos UAG and Puebla.

Managerial titles

Season	Team	Title
Metropolitano 1984	Argentinos Juniors	Primera División Argentina