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

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, before moving to

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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

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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

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. On 2 November 2008, the defender scored the decisive penalty in a 1-0 win over

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in the

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. 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

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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

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. He made his debut coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Sebastián Domínguez in a 1-0 defeat against

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Coaching career

After retiring, Shiavi was appointed assistant coach of

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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
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Honours

;Boca Juniors * Argentine Primera División (3): 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2011 Apertura *

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(1):

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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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiavi, Rolando 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