Pablo Ricchetti (born January 2, 1977, in Buenos Aires) is an

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manager. He is the current assistant manager of Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim under fellow compatriot,

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Club career

South America

Ricchetti began his soccer career in 1985 at the age of seven when he joined the youth-system of famed-Argentine club River Plate. He stayed with the club for 14 years making his first appearance with the first team in February 1996. In 1998, Ricchetti was transferred to Colón, also of the Argentine First Division, where he played for two seasons before being transferred to Real Valladolid of the

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in 2000. Pablo played 110 games with Real Valladolid through 2005. After a brief stint with Italian team

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, he returned to Argentina playing one season for Quilmes in 2006.

North America

Ricchetti signed with FC Dallas on April 5, 2007, and made his MLS debut on May 12, 2007. He started all 19 games he appeared in and was named captain for three games. The team was 10-7-2 when Ricchetti was in the starting lineup and 3-5-3 without. In 2008, Ricchetti made 25 starts and was third on the team for minutes played with 2,252. Ricchetti was voted the team’s Defender of the Year for 2008 by members of the local media and was recognized as FC Dallas’ Humanitarian of the Year for his charitable contributions to the community. Richetti is now playing in NTPSA Men's 30A division with Azzurri and with Westham F.C. in the O-30A at the Soccer Spectrum.

Coaching career

Collaborator and analyst

In the 2010-11 season, Richetti was the head coach of Andromeda FC's U10 team in Texas while playing for FC Dallas.Ricchetti es el nuevo DT de Santamarina
plandenoticiastandil.com, 23 December 2019 After retiring at the end of 2012, Ricchetti started working for the United States Soccer Federation, where he was analyzing opponent teams and players. In 2014, Richetti was hired as a collaborator to

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's coaching staff at FC Dallas. He then moved back to Argentina in 2015 to work as a opponent analyst for

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Lanús

In January 2016, Richetti returned to Argentina and was hired to be as

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's assistant coach at Lanús.

Atlético Nacional

In 2018, Richetti joined his Almirón's as his assistant in Colombia at Atlético Nacional.

San Lorenzo

On 15 November 2018, Richetti again joined Almiron's for the third time back in his native country joining

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until 13 May 2019.

Santamarina

On 7 February 2020, Richetti was appointed his first opportunity as a head coach of Primera B Nacional team,

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.Pablo Ricchetti será el nuevo DT
mundoascenso.com.ar, 23 December 2019 On 7 July 2021, he was sacked from his coaching duties at the club.

Mitre

On 22 April 2022, Richetti was hired to be the head coach of Primera Nacional club, Mitre until the end of the year.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In January 2023, Richetti moved to Asia to joined Malaysia Super League club, Johor Darul Ta'zim where he was appointed the assistant coach under

References

External links

MLS player profile

Argentine Primera statisticsGuardian statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricchetti, Pablo 1977 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers La Liga players Real Valladolid players Quilmes Atlético Club footballers FC Dallas players Ternana Calcio players Serie B players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Men's association football midfielders Argentine football managers FC Dallas non-playing staff