Carlos Córdoba (born 5 November 1958) is an Argentine

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coach and former player. He played for Argentine club

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and served as assistant coach of the

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and head coach of the

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. Córdoba played for Boca Juniors from the age 14 before moving to the United States in 1985 to begin his coaching career.

Playing career

Córdoba spent his entire playing career at Buenos Aires club Boca Juniors. He joined the club at age 14 and joined the first team at age 17. Playing alongside football legend

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, he helped the team win three

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Championships and one world club title. He captained Boca Juniors from 1983 to 1984 before moving to the US in 1985 with hopes of coaching an MLS club. He played with the

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, and San Diego Sockers in the US,

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in Canada and Union and Huracon in Argentina.

Coaching career

Córdoba's first professional coaching job was with the

in 1995. In 1996, Córdoba took a job as assistant coach of the

under former US goalkeeper David Dir. In 1998 moved to being head coach of the

until being replaced by Brazilian Ivo Wortmann in July of the same year. It was announced on 18 December 2018, that Córdoba will be the

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's head coach for the 2019 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba, Carlos 1958 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers FC Dallas non-playing staff Miami Fusion head coaches Men's association football fullbacks Argentine football managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen