Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani Ughetto (born 17 February 1955 in

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coach and a former player, who played as an

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. He currently works as the manager of River Ecuador in

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Playing career

, Trobbiani was one of the promising young stars to rise in Boca Juniors during the early 1970s. As a juvenile, he debuted in 1973 with the

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when

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drafted him for the "phantom squad" that had to play

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for a ticket to the

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. Following the exit of

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, he wore the national colours, before Boca's then coach

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was aware of his existence. In 1975, Trobbiani shared Boca's midfield with Benítez, Suñé and Potente, and was criticized for hogging the ball, to the point that fans called him ''calesita'' (merry-go-round). After the 1976 season, Trobbiani was sold to

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in 1976. Boca used the money to buy many players in the local market, starting a major winning streak with coach

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. Trobbiani played for Spanish sides

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, and acquired

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an discipline and tactical depth. Trobbiani arrived at Elche with the club playing in

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, but after narrowly avoiding relegation in his first season the club was relegated after his second season. He clashed with Elche coaches

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and

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while the club struggled to gain promotion back to La Liga. After Elche missed out on promotion in the last match of the 1979–80 season, Trobbiani left for Real Zaragoza. When he returned to play for Boca in 1981 alongside

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, fans saw a more effective player. The team won the 1981

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. In mid-1982, Trobbiani was transferred to

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. Coach

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made Trobbiani play as a deep-lying centre-forward linking the strong midfield (

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, Ponce and

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) to strikers Trama and Gottardi. The team won two back-to-back championships. After the

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in Mexico, Trobbiani was again playing for

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. National coach Bilardo called Trobbiani for the tournament, making it clear that he would mainly be used for tactical practice games. He worked tirelessly during the month-long stay in

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, where he was

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's roommate, and was rewarded with exactly two minutes of play—the last two minutes of the final match against

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. His only touch of the ball was a back-heel pass. Before retirement, Trobbiani showed his class at

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an side

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ian side

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(with whom he reached the Copa Libertadores finals in 1990) and back in Argentina with

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Managerial career

Trobbiani went on to coach several teams in South America, with little success. He was sacked from

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from

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at the end of 2004. Between 2006 and 2008, he worked as Russo's assistant coach at Boca Juniors, together with former teammate Gottardi. Between 2008 and 2009 he returned to Chilean football to work as the manager of

, where he played in the late 1980s. In 2009, he was appointed as the manager of Peruvian side

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. On March 20, 2011 he was involved in a bitter dispute with fellow Argentine manager

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after the ex-River player complained to the referee in order to get Trobbiani sent off. Trobbiani managed the

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at the

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, where the team failed to progress from the group stage. On September 18, 2013, as coach of

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, he was accused of racism and discrimination by three Brazilian players, Rafael Da Silva, Andrey Nunes y Kleyr Vieira who play in the team.

Honours

Domestic

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* Primera División (2): 1976 Metropolitano, 1981 Metropolitano Estudiantes (LP) * Primera División (2): 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional

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runner-up: 1984

* Primera División (1): 1988 Barcelona (Ecu) *

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(1): 1991 *

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runner-up:

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International

Argentina Youth * Toulon Tournament (1): 1975

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(1):

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References

External links

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Boca Juniors profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trobbiani, Marcelo 1955 births Living people People from Casilda Footballers from Santa Fe Province Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine football managers Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Millonarios F.C. players Talleres de Córdoba footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers FIFA World Cup-winning players Club Universitario de Deportes managers 1986 FIFA World Cup players La Liga players Real Zaragoza players Elche CF players CD Badajoz players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Chilean Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Chile CD San Fernando players C.D. Cobreloa managers Cienciano managers Provincial Osorno managers Men's association football midfielders Argentina national under-20 football team managers Guayaquil City F.C. managers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain