Walter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero (born August 2, 1962) is a Colombian born

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manager, currently in charge of

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, and former

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Biography

Perazzo was born in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

, Colombia while his father Alberto was playing football with Colombian club

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. Both his parents are Argentine. He started his career in 1979 in

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, where he debuted in

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on November 18, with only 17 years old, after replacing Miguel Gette. San Lorenzo beat Club Cipolletti 4–0 at Estadio Gasómetro. His first goal in Primera was scored v Ferro Carril Oeste on February 24, 1980. He played in San Lorenzo until 1982 when he was traded on loan to

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due to then coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo did not have him into account. Perazzo was part of the team that won the 1982 Metropolitano coached by Carlos Bilardo. One year later, he emigrated to Colombia to play for

At the end of 1983, Perazzo returned to San Lorenzo where he reached its peak, scoring 77 goals in 240 matches that helped him become an idol for its supporters. He stayed in Boedo until 1988, when he was transferred to

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for US$200,000. Perazzo played two seasons (1988–90) for Boca Juniors but the great expectations were not fulfilled, scoring 12 goals in 56 matches.UN SIMBOLO DEL GOL CUERVO EN LOS OCHENTAS…
on Xenen In 1991, he moved to Argentinos Juniors where he only scored one goal in 8 matches. That same year Perazzo returned to Colombia to play in

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(1991), then moving to Club Bolívar (1992–93). In 1994, Perazzo debuted in South Korean

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playing for

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. He then played for Canadian team Montreal Supra before retiring from football.Walter Perazzo, esfuerzo y compromiso
on Vavel After retiring, Perazzo became manager, coaching the

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in 2010–11.

Titles

;Estudiantes LP *

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(1): 1982 Metropolitano ;Boca Juniors * Supercopa Libertadores (1):

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;Bolívar * Liga Profesional (1): 1992

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perazzo, Walter Living people 1962 births Footballers from Bogotá Men's association football forwards Colombian men's footballers Argentine men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Boca Juniors footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Club Bolívar players Busan IPark players K League 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Argentine football managers Argentina national under-20 football team managers Club Olimpo managers Ferro Carril Oeste managers Club Atlético Aldosivi managers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago managers