Iván Raúl Delfino (born 16 August 1971) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Colón.

Playing career

Delfino was born in

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, and made his senior debut with

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in 1992. He moved to Banfield during the year, and spent four seasons at the club before signing for El Porvenir. Delfino helped El Porvenir in their promotion to the

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in 1998, being a regular starter. He left the club in 2002, and subsequently represented second division sides

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and

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. In 2006, Delfino joined Libertad Sunchales in the

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. He retired with the club in the end of the season, aged 35.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Delfino became an assistant manager at his last club Libertad. On 8 January 2008, he was named first team manager in the place of departed

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. Delfino resigned on 13 December 2011, after eight winless matches. The following 22 February, he took over a club he already represented as a player, Juventud Unida. On 26 February 2013, Delfino was appointed manager of

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in the second level. He presented his resignation roughly one year later, and was named in charge of Patronato on 18 December 2014. On 16 December 2015, after achieving promotion to the Primera División with Patronato, Delfino was named at the helm of

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also in the top tier. He was sacked by the club the following 3 May, and took over Instituto on 16 June. Delfino left Instituto on a mutual agreement on 20 April 2017, and was appointed manager of

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on 7 October. He led the side to the leadership of the

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, but left on 24 December of that year to return to Patronato.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delfino, Ivan 1971 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético 9 de Julio players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club El Porvenir footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers San Martín de Mendoza footballers Juventud Antoniana footballers Club Deportivo Libertad footballers Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Primera B Nacional managers Juventud Antoniana managers Instituto managers Club Atlético Sarmiento managers Crucero del Norte managers Club Atlético Patronato managers Club Atlético Colón managers San Martín de Tucumán managers