Ricardo Carugati

Ricardo Luis Carugati (1 January 1957 – 7 February 2001) was an Argentine football manager who is last known to have managed Palestine.He was the coach of the Jordanian National team and a Director of FIFA

Early life

Carugati was born in 1957 in Argentina.[1]

Playing career

As a player, Carugati played for Argentine side Guaraní de Río Negro and the reserve teams of Argentine sides Argentinos Juniors and All Boys.[2]

United Nations career

Carugati worked in the United Nations Development Programme.[3]

Managerial career

Carugati was the first manager of the Palestine national football team.[4]

The current Palestinian Football Association was founded in 1952 and was not accepted by FIFA until 1998, thanks to the management of coach Ricardo Carugati, after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority. In July 1998, the Palestinian national team played its first international matches against teams from Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. A year later, led by Argentine coach Ricardo Carugati, they won the bronze medal at the Pan-Arabic Games after losing to Jordan in the semifinal.

Personal life

Carugati graduated from the Higher Institute of Sports Activities in Ituzaingó in 1994.[5]

Carugati was married with Miriam Poggio and had a daughter, Georgina who died at age 4 and a son, Bautista .[6]

Carugati died on 7 February 2001 in Zurich, Switzerland, due to cardiac arrest.[7]

References
  1. "Ricardo Carugati - Lástima a nadie, maestro article".
  2. "Un argentino dirige el fútbol de Arafat". lanacion.com.ar.
  3. "Ricardo Carugati, seleccionador nacional". lavozdegalicia.es.
  4. "Ricardo Carugati - Continental article".
  5. "Carugati, de Merlo a Palestina". clarin.com.
  6. "Un técnico que hizo historia". lanacion.com.ar.
  7. "Detrás de la línea de arena: técnicos argentinos en Arabia".


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