Carlos Fren (born 27 December 1954) is an

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former

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and manager. He spent most of his playing career in

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and Independiente. He has also managed these clubs.

Playing career

Fren began his playing career in 1973 with

. Between 1976 and 1978 he played alongside teenage sensation

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in the Argentinos midfield. He made over 200 appearances for the

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club before joining Independiente in 1978. Fren played 103 league games for independiente before leaving to join their fiercest rivals

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in 1982. In 1980, he was included in the Argentina squad for the

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at

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After a short stint with Nueva Chicago in 1983 he joined Vélez Sársfield where he played 56 league games between 1984 and 1985. Towards the end of his playing career he had stints with

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and Tigre in the lower leagues of Argentine football and

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Managerial career

Fren began coaching in the youth teams of Nueva Chicago and Vélez Sársfield. His first first team appointment was his former club Independiente in 1991. In 1994, he teamed up with Diego Maradona as joint manager of

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. In 1995, the pair had another unsuccessful attempt at management with Racing Club. In 1996, Fren notoriously spent a single game in charge of

before resigning. From there, Fren went on to coach the reserve team of

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and then work as assistant coach to

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at Independiente. In between 2004 and 2005, he worked with Luis Garisto at Instituto de Córdoba and in 2007, he had a spell in charge of

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References

External links

BDFA profile

Managerial statistics

Managerial statistics with Maradona
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