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Carlos Ischia (born 28 October 1956 in
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
) is a former Argentine
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.


Playing career

Ischia played for
Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. T ...
and Vélez Sársfield in Argentina as well as representing the Argentina national football team. In 1984 Ischia moved to Colombia where he played for América de Cali and
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. He retired in 1989 due to injury.


Managerial career

Ischia was field assistant for
Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcesio Bianchi (born 26 April 1949), nicknamed ''El Virrey'' (''The Viceroy''), is an Argentine former football player and manager. A prolific goalscorer, although he had a bright career as a forward in Argentina and France, Bianchi is ...
at Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors before becoming first team coach at Vélez. In 2004, Ischia was appointed as manager of Gimnasia de La Plata. In 2005, he took over at
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in Colombia, but left later that year due to differences with the directors and constant media pressure. In 2007, he was appointed the new manager of struggling
Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
, but after 14 games of the Apertura 2007 Ischia re-signed with the club at the bottom of the table and perilously close to the automatic relegation places. In December 2007, Ischia was appointed as the new manager of Boca Juniors after the resignation of
Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo (born 9 April 1956) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of Rosario Central. Playing career Club career Russo was a one club man; ...
. On 23 December 2008, his team managed to avoid a two-goal defeat against
Club Atlético Tigre Club Atlético Tigre is an Argentine professional football club located in Victoria, Buenos Aires. Tigre currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, having secured promotion as the 2021 Pri ...
to win the Apertura 2008 championship. On 27 May 2009 Boca Juniors announced that Ischia would quit as manager at the end of the Clausura 2009 tournament, he was replaced by
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. He replaced
Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
on 1 January 2010 to become the head coach of Mexican club
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. In mid-2011, Ischia became the new manager of
Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...
, making his debut in Ecuadorian football. He held this post until 14 May 2012.Fuera Carlos Ischia, Deportivo Quito se queda sin entrenador
/ref> In August 2013, Ischia was back coaching in Argentina, taking charge of Racing Club, replacing newly sacked head coach Luis Zubeldía. In 2014, Ischia was named as the new coach of Barcelona Sporting Club.


Managerial titles

; Boca Juniors *
Primera División Argentina Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, c ...
: Apertura 2008 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2008


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