Emilio Nicolás Commisso (born 5 November 1956 in Córdoba) is a former

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footballer. He played as a

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for a number of clubs in Argentina and

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. Commisso started his professional career in 1976 with River Plate. During his seven years playing at the club, they won five league titles. Commisso played 218 league games for River, scoring 27 goals. In 1984, he joined

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, he played for the club during their golden age, winning two league titles the Copa Libertadores 1985 and the Copa Interamericana, they also played in the Copa Intercontinental against Juventus of

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. Commisso left Argentinos in 1988 to join Talleres de Córdoba but he only stayed one season before joining Xerez in

. Commisso returned to Argentina to play for Estudiantes de La Plata and his last club was Quilmes Atlético Club between 1991 and 1992.

Honours

Player

; River Plate * Metropolitano: 1977, 1979, 1980 * Nacional: 1979, 1981 ;

* Metropolitano: 1984 * Nacional: 1985 *

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* Copa Interamericana: 1985

Coaching career

Trayectoria DT Profesional *Director Técnico Alterno – Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba – (1998–1999) *Director Técnico Alterno – Club Atlético Talleres – Primera División (1999–2000) *Director Técnico Alterno – Unión de Santa Fe – Primera División (2000–2001) *Director Técnico Alterno – Rosario Central – Primera División (2001–2002) *Manager General – Club Racing de Avellaneda (2002 –2005) *Director Técnico – Club Racing de Avellaneda *Director Técnico – Club Atlético Talleres – Nacional "B" (2005) *Director técnico alterno Club Beitar Jerusalem, Israel (2006) *Director técnico alterno Club Atlético Huracán (2007) *Director técnico alterno Club Cerro Porteño, Asunción, Paraguay 2008) Commisso has held a number of positions at Racing Club including club secretary, co-ordinator of football and interim manager in 2003.Terra.com match report
In 2005, he was approached to take over as manager of Talleres de Córdoba.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Commisso, Emilio 1956 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético River Plate footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Xerez CD footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine football managers Racing Club de Avellaneda managers Talleres de Córdoba managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain 20th-century Argentine sportsmen