Pedro Antonio Troglio (born 28 July 1965) is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Honduran club

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Playing career

During his career as a footballer, Troglio played for River Plate, as well as at the

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with

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, where he scored a goal against the

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. He then spent the main part of his career in Italy, playing four seasons in

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(for

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and

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) and two in

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. During the final years of his career, Troglio played for

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and

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(a fourth division team where he played alongside fellow veterans

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and Raúl "Pacha" Cardozo).

Coaching career

Troglio then went on to coach

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but he left in the middle of the tournament to take on in March 2005 a demoralized Gimnasia and helped keep the team in the Primera. The next season, he led them to 2nd place in the

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tournament, equalling their highest finish ever. In June 2006 his #21 jersey was retired in

, being this the first number ever retired in an Argentine football club. After the successful 2005 campaign, Gimnasia has performance declined markedly. Following a series of defeats in national and international competitions, including a 7:0 derby defeat to

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, Troglio resigned in April 2007, and was temporarily replaced with former aide Ricardo Kuzemka. Nevertheless, Troglio's status with fans did not deteriorate strongly, with most press articles blaming club president

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on the poor performances of the team. In 2007, after

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's departure of Independiente, Troglio was hired to manage this institution. In March 2008, after an erratic season start, Troglio was sacked and replaced by Miguel Angel Santoro. In 2009, he won the campeonato Apertura with Cerro Porteño. On 30 May 2010

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hired the former Cerro Porteno coach to replace Claudio Borghi. He stepped down as manager of Argentinos on 18 September 2011 after a bad start to the 2011–12 Apertura. In 2019 he agreed to move to Honduras to manage

, the club with most titles in the country. He arrived to a team experiencing a 6 tournament draught having won their last title in the 2015-16 Clausura. In 2019 Pedro and his team won the 2019-20 Clausura ending up a three and a half year without winning the cup. On June 2, 2022, he re-signed with former club

after a short period with Argentine club

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Argentine Primera statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Troglio, Pedro 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Hellas Verona F.C. players S.S. Lazio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Serie A players Serie B players Expatriate footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Expatriate footballers in Japan Avispa Fukuoka players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Association football midfielders Argentina international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1989 Copa América players Argentine football managers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Club Atlético Independiente managers Cerro Porteño managers Argentinos Juniors managers Club Atlético Tigre managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate football managers in Honduras Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan