Eduardo José Saragó Carbón (born 11 January 1982) is a Venezuelan

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and former player. He is the current manager of

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Career

Born in

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, Saragó had brief spells for hometown side

and Italchacao as a player, before retiring. He started working at the youth schools of Fray Luis and San Agustín del Marques, before later taking over the youth sides of Centro Italo Venezolano and then being an assistant manager of the Venezuela national under-20 team. In 2008, Saragó was appointed manager of Zamora for the Clausura tournament, and led the side to a seventh position. In July of that year, he took over

Deportivo Italia Petare Fútbol Club (until summer 2010 called Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club and known as Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club until summer 2015) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club after ...

, leading the side to the first position in the 2008 Apertura and later losing the Finals to Caracas; he later continued at the club when they changed name to

Deportivo Petare Petare Fútbol Club (until summer 2010 called Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club and known as Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club until summer 2015) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club afte ...

in 2010. Saragó resigned from Petare in May 2011, and was presented as manager of Deportivo Lara on 5 June 2011. On 12 December 2012, despite lifting the trophy in the 2011–12 season with only one loss, he resigned. On 17 May 2013, Saragó was appointed manager of Caracas. He left on 27 November 2015, after the campaign ended, and was named at the helm of

Deportivo La Guaira Deportivo La Guaira (formerly known as Real Esppor) is a professional football club promoted to the Venezuelan league in 2009, based in La Guaira but playing its home games in Caracas at the Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. History Real Esppor Th ...

the following 31 May. Saragó left La Guaira on a mutual agreement on 7 July 2017, and remained five years without managing before returning to Deportivo Lara on 19 July 2022. Eight days later, however, he resigned after the club's board could not comply with the initially agreed requests. On 20 August 2022, Saragó replaced Alex Pallarés at the helm of

Honours

Deportivo Lara *

Venezuelan Primera División The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan League) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación V ...

: 2011–12 Caracas *

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* 1982 births Living people People from Caracas Venezuelan football managers Venezuelan Primera División managers Zamora F.C. managers Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara managers Caracas FC managers Deportivo La Guaira managers Deportivo Táchira F.C. managers Deportivo Miranda F.C. managers {{Venezuela-footy-bio-stub