José Carlos Borrello (born 12 September 1955) is an Argentine

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who is currently the head coach and technical director of the Argentina women's national team. During his tenure as the manager from 1998 to 2012 and since 2017, he has helped women's teams qualify to all three of their Women's World Cups, all three of their Under-20 World Cups and their only Olympic tournament.

Career

Borrello began coaching university teams between 1994 and 1995, before managing

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from 1996 to 1997. In 1997, he became an assistant coach for the Argentina women's national team. In June 1998, he became the head coach and technical director of the Argentina women's national teams. He helped the senior team qualify for their first

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. Three years later, he led the team to their first major title, winning the

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as hosts. The success meant Argentina qualified for the

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, as well as the

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, the first Olympic appearance for the women's team. Borrello also coached the youth women's national teams, managing to qualify for the

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and

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. He remained in the position until October 2012. Later, he began managing the women's team of

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until 2017. In July 2017, he returned to his position as technical director of the women's national teams. Borrello led the team to a third-place finish at the 2018 Copa América Femenina, with Argentina advancing to an intercontinental play-off against

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. Argentina won 5–1 on aggregate to qualify for the

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in France after a twelve-year absence.

Controversy

After the

, Borrello's coaching abilities were publicly criticized by Argentine international players

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, Ruth Bravo and

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, who consequently made the decision to retire from international football as long as he did not resign from his position as coach.

Honours

Argentina Women *

Copa América Femenina The Copa América Femenina (''Copa América Feminina'' in Portuguese; previously the ''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino'' (''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Feminino''), usually shortened to ''Sudamericano Femenino'' (''Sul-Americano ...

winners:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borrello, Carlos 1955 births Living people Argentine football managers Argentina women's national football team managers 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup managers 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup managers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup managers