Alfredo Raúl Cascini (born 7 April 1971) is a former Argentine
football
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midfielder
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, who also has Italian nationality. His first club was
Platense and has also played for
Estudiantes de La Plata
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,
Independiente and
Boca Juniors
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. After retiring, Cascini worked as a pundit for Fox Sports in Argentina.
In 2001, Independiente owed Cascini money but they agreed Toulouse would cover it. However, Toulouse went bankrupt and were not able to cover the amount so he filed a lawsuit.
At Boca, Cascini played a total of 113 matches and 2 goals in all competitions.
Coaching career
In the summer 2011, Cascini was appointed manager of
Los Andes with
Marcelo Delgado
Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973) is a retired Argentine footballer, best known for his nickname "Chelo". He usually played as a deep-lying forward. He has been capped for Argentina and played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1 ...
as his assistant. The duo resigned on 9 September 2012.
On 19 December 2019, when Cascini's friend and former pro-player
Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme (; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current vice-president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career.[Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...]
, Cascini also joined the club as a member of
Boca Junior
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s Soccer Council.
Personal life
Raúl Alfredo Cascini's son,
Juan Cascini is also a footballer.
Honours
Boca Juniors
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Primera División Argentina
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: Apertura 2003
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Copa Libertadores
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: 2003
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Copa Intercontinental
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: 2003
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Copa Sudamericana
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: 2004
References
External links
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Argentine Primera statistics
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
Association football midfielders
Argentine footballers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Toulouse FC players
Boca Juniors footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate footballers in France
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France