Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a
Chilean former
footballer
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and
manager
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. From January 2016 until 2019 he was the president of
Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
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.
He studied
civil engineering
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at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
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.
Manager career
He began his managerial career with
Colo-Colo
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. He won two national championships (1986 & 1989), finished runner-up twice (1987 & 1988), and won the
Copa Chile
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three times with Colo-Colo. After that impressive run with Colo-Colo, Salah took charge of the
Chilean national team from 1990 to 1993. In 1991, he led "''La Roja''" to a third place in the
Copa America
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. He stayed in charged of "''La Roja''" for 30 games, of which he won 12, tied 7, and lost 11.
After that he was hired as the coach of Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the team lasted one year before he moved to coach
Monterrey
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.
In 2001, Salah was hired as National Director of ''Chiledeportes'', turning back to coaching in 2003. In
Huachipato
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The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 ...
Salah raised the team's level of play and reached the 2006
Copa Sudamerica, being eliminated by
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...
. He stayed with the team until 2007 when he was hired by Universidad de Chile.
In his career, he has coached 421 games, won 209, tied 124, and lost 88.
Honours
Player
Club
;Universidad de Chile
*
Copa Chile
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: 1979
Manager
Club
;Colo-Colo
*
Primera División de Chile
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(2): 1986, 1989
*
Copa Chile
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(3): 1988, 1989, 1990
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salah, Arturo
1949 births
Living people
Chilean people of Palestinian descent
Chilean people of Italian descent
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Audax Italiano footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Universidad de Chile footballers
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Association football defenders
Chilean football managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Colo-Colo managers
Chile national football team managers
Universidad de Chile managers
C.F. Monterrey managers
Cobreloa managers
Huachipato managers
Santiago Wanderers managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Liga MX managers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate football managers in Mexico
1991 Copa América managers
1993 Copa América managers
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
Presidents of the ANFP