Germán Darío Portanova (born 19 October 1973) is an Argentine

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and former

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. He has played as a

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for clubs of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Spain. He currently manages the Argentina women's national team.

Coaching career

He coached Argentina in the

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, guiding the team to qualify for the

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, making him the first manager other than Carlos Borrello to do so.

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* 1973 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Cerro Porteño players Deportes Melipilla footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Men's association football defenders Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentina women's national football team managers Footballers from Buenos Aires 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-1970s-stub