Rolando Carlos Schiavi (; born 18 January 1973) is a retired
Argentine football defender, most recognized for his time spent playing for
Boca Juniors.
Club career
Schiavi started his career in the lower leagues with
Argentino de Rosario
Club Atlético Argentino, commonly known as Argentino de Rosario, is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, Santa Fe. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, the regionalised fifth division of the Argentine football ...
, before moving to
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
in 1995. Schiavi played for Argentinos for six years, before joining
Boca Juniors. He played 186 games for Boca between 2001 and 2005, scoring 22 goals, including 122 league games with 12 goals. During his tenure at Boca, Schiavi won seven major titles and one minor title.
In 2006, Boca transferred Schiavi to
Spanish
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club
Hércules CF for €550,000. The Spanish episode was short, as Schiavi returned to South America to join Brazilian club
Grêmio in 2007.
During the June–July 2007 transfer window, Schiavi returned to Argentina to sign for
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
. On 2 November 2008, the defender scored the decisive penalty in a 1-0 win over
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- ...
in the
Rosario derby
The Rosario derby ("Clásico Rosarino") is one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football.
It is played between the two main teams from Rosario, Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central. It is widely regarded as the most ...
.
On 22 June 2009, Newells' Old Boys agreed to loan Schiavi to
Estudiantes de La Plata for their upcoming
Copa Libertadores matches. Per the agreement, Estudiantes paid Newell's
US$
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100,000 plus insurance and the player's wages. Schiavi played in both legs of the semifinal and of the final to help Estudiantes win the Copa Libertadores title.
International career
In September 2009, Schiavi was called up for the first time to the
Argentina national football team prior to a
World Cup qualifier match against
Brazil
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. He made his debut coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for
Sebastián Domínguez in a 1-0 defeat against
Paraguay
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.
Coaching career
After retiring, Shiavi was appointed assistant coach of
Martín Palermo
Martín Palermo (; born 7 November 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense.
Palermo played for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. A prolific goalscorer ...
at
Arsenal de Sarandí
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in April 2014. He left the position at the end of the year.
On 9 January 2015, Schiavi was appointed reserve team manager of
Boca Juniors. He was fired in December 2019.
Inferiores de Boca: despidieron a Rolando Schiavi y a los demás técnicos
lanacion.com.ar, 19 December 2019
Honours
;Boca Juniors
* Argentine Primera División (3): 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2011 Apertura
*Copa Argentina
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(1): 2012
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* Copa Libertadores (1): 2003
* Intercontinental Cup (1): 2003
* Copa Sudamericana (1): 2004
* Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2005
;Grêmio
*Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...
(1): 2007
;Estudiantes
* Copa Libertadores (1): 2009
References
External links
Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
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1973 births
Living people
People from Lincoln Partido
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine footballers
Men's association football defenders
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Hércules CF players
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Chinese Super League players
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Expatriate footballers in China
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in China
Argentine Primera División players
Argentino de Rosario footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine football managers
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province