Carlos Horacio Compagnucci (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Córdoba Province, Compagnucci began his career at Vélez Sarsfield in 1989. Later in the year, he moved on loan to

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, and helped the side to win the 1989–90

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. Back to Vélez in 1991, Compagnucci started to feature more regularly in the main squad after the arrival of manager

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, as a replacement for

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. He suffered a serious

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injury in 1996, only returning in 1998 and subsequently retiring in the following year.

Managerial career

After retiring, Compagnucci started working at his lifelong club Vélez, as a manager of the reserve sides. On 3 April 2001, he was named manager of the first team after

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resigned, but he also presented his resignation on 30 August. On 6 June 2002, Compagnucci was appointed Instituto manager. He left in November, and joined Bianchi's staff at

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in 2003, as an assistant. In October 2005, Compagnucci replaced

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at the helm of Peruvian side

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. After leaving the side at the end of the year, he returned to Vélez as a youth manager, and was named

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's assistant in the main squad in 2008; he subsequently followed Tocalli to

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and

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. Compagnucci returned to managerial duties on 28 December 2010, after signing a contract with Paraguayan club

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. He was sacked the following 24 February, and was subsequently named

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's assistant at

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before joining

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's staff at

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. Compagnucci returned to work with Labruna at Colo-Colo in 2013, before rejoining Pellegrino's staff at

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, Independiente, Alavés,

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and Vélez. On 16 June 2022, he returned to Universitario after 17 years, being named manager. Compagnucci resigned from Universitario on 28 February 2023, after a poor start of the season.

Honours

Player

Deportivo Morón *

: 1989–90 Vélez Sarsfield *

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: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Compagnucci, Carlos 1968 births Living people Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Peruvian Primera División managers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield managers Instituto managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Club Guaraní managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Paraguay